Wildfire Season Has Begun in Alaska; Some of 85 Active Blazes Cause Smoke to Drift Toward Nome
![An aerial view of smoke rising from a wildfire in the Alaska wilderness.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Alaska-BLM-AFS-2018-06-wildfires-175chandalarriverfire-1200x900.jpg)
Beth Ipsen with the Alaska Fire Service says “cluster fires” near Buckland and Kotzebue may bring smoky skies to Nome.
Missing Kotzebue Man Successfully Rescued
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Search teams located 33-year-old Floyd Reed around four hours after the initial report. He was uninjured.
GCI Expands High-Speed Broadband to Norton Sound Villages
![In Noorvik, the GCI tower juts up into the morning air. It is silhouetted against blue skies and partial clouds.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GCITower1-1-of-1-1200x800.jpg)
Residents of six Norton Sound villages can expect to see high-speed terrestrial broadband coverage from GCI by the end of 2017, the company says.