On August 31, 2020, 33-year-old Florence Okpealuk was last seen on West Beach in Nome, Alaska at about 4:00 p.m. Florence’s younger sister, Alexandria Okpealuk, said it was unlike her to ...

One of the strongest storms in at least a decade struck Alaska Saturday ... "The surge at Nome surpassed the superstorm of 2011 and the great storm of 1974," he said. On the west coast of the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a fresh look at improving the historic Alaska port of Nome for serving Arctic-bound ships. The Corps last week entered into an agreement with the city of ...