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A syringe with the needle inside a vaccine bottle

Norton Sound Health Corporation is pausing its use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure due to an extremely rare side effect of blood clotting that has occurred in a small number of patients nationwide.

Bering Straits Native Corporation will still mandate employees receive vaccinations, but the corporation will lift the previous August 1st deadline amidst questions about accessibility.

Bering Straits Native Corporation will join other institutions around the country in requiring its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by August 1st.

One white. one gray beluga swimming in water. Shot from aerial view.

Researchers can now use the epigenetic information taken from beluga skin samples to determine their age.

Woman in white vest stands next to Alaska Native painting and shelves of vinyl records.

Savoonga’s Viola “Vi” Waghiyi is one of the 26 members chosen by President Biden and Vice-President Harris for the new White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

Woman wearing a bright reflective jacket and face covering standing outside COVID tent

After almost one year of restricted travel, the City of Nome is essentially lifting all travel requirements for individuals who are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

Exterior of Nome hospital in winter time.

Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) has identified another case of COVID-19 in an undisclosed community. Officials report that the case is not travel-related or from close contact with a previously identified case. The Norton Sound region now has a total of seven active cases with five of those cases in Nome. NSHC Medical Director Mark…

Blizzards and winter storms battered the Seward Peninsula and surrounding region throughout the month of March, but this year’s sea ice has been more resilient.

As the city incorporates technology, the process for how citizens can participate in their city meetings is changing.

Aerial view of Nome harbor and port area and the mouth of the Snake River.

In a recent meeting, the Nome Port Commission shared updates on major port repairs like the Ramp Replacement Project and the CAP 107 Dredging Project.