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Wildfire Season Has Begun in Alaska; Some of 85 Active Blazes Cause Smoke to Drift Toward Nome

By Davis Hovey | June 6, 2018

An aerial view of smoke rising from a wildfire in the Alaska wilderness.

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

By admin | December 19, 2017

Kotzebue, Alaska, from the air

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

By admin | November 28, 2017

In Noorvik, the GCI tower juts up into the morning air. It is silhouetted against blue skies and partial clouds.

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.