Public Safety
Troopers: 2 die in plane crash northeast of Shaktoolik
The Alaska Department of Public Safety has identified two people who died in a plane crash northeast of Shaktoolik.
Read MoreNome 911 service not affected by internet access woes in Western Alaska
Despite cellular and internet outages across Western Alaska, 911 service in Nome remained working. By Tuesday, Nome saw intermittent cell and internet service return.
Read MoreAlaska National Guard spends time training in Nome, Kotzebue
The Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction team arrived in Nome, June 12 to conduct training.
Read MoreNSHC: Moose tests positive for rabies virus in Teller
Norton Sound Health Corporation Office of Environmental Health is encouraging residents of the region to make sure that their pets are vaccinated against the rabies virus after a moose tested positive for rabies in Teller.
Read MoreChief: Nome PD making moves to aid in accreditation of department
The police department is still working toward accreditation. To achieve the goal, the department is going through a series of changes to its policy manual, the way that evidence is stored and recorded, and includes updates to police video cameras in vehicles and the department’s emergency radio systems.
Read MoreCity aims for education before citations during ATV Traffic Safety Month
June is ATV Traffic Safety Month in Alaska, and the City of Nome is reminding everyone of what it takes to stay alive while you drive in Western Alaska.
Read MoreNome city council honors Tom Vaden for decades of volunteerism
The Nome Common Council passed a resolution on Monday, May 22 honoring Tom Vaden for his decades of service to the community, and his years of work with the Nome Volunteer Ambulance Service.
Read MoreChild advocacy center to serve Hooper Bay, surrounding villages
A child advocacy center has opened in Hooper Bay and will serve children there and in the nearby villages of Scammon Bay and Chevak.
Read MoreNational Guard Black Hawk helicopter, crew to be stationed in Nome
The Alaska Army National Guard is in the process of stationing a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and air crew permanently in Nome.
Read MorePiscoya says MMIP initiative is growing in Alaska, Lower 48
Retired Alaska State Trooper Lonny Piscoya, who was raised in Nome, returned last year to the Alaska Department of Public Safety to lead the department’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative.
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