NSHC Tells Residents to Stay Put, Regional Hospital Has 500 COVID-19 Tests
Norton Sound Health Corporation is calling for Western Alaskans to remain at home as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the state continues to climb.
Bering Sea Ice Battered By Storms, Slight Reprieve Coming for Western Alaska
Nome and the Bering Strait Region saw half a dozen winter storms in a ten-day period earlier this month [starting on March 13th], which brought a mix of snow and sometimes freezing rain.
Nome’s Unsheltered, Vulnerable Individuals Will Be Housed at Local Gym
The Nome Recreation Center opened its doors on Monday to the unsheltered population in Nome. KNOM reports that both the Norton Sound Health Corporation’s Day Shelter and the Nome Emergency Shelter Team, or NEST, have moved their operations to the gymnasium of the rec center for the foreseeable future. The rec center has been closed […]