Crews from the Alaska National Guard, the Division of Forestry and Fire Protection and other organizations were on the ground ...

A coastal storm that first hit Northwest Alaska on Sunday caused significant flooding and high winds Tuesday in several communities around Kotzebue, with rising water levels not expected to let up ...

With winter quickly approaching, many homes are unsafe. Two homes, Kotzebue’s dock, roads, bridges and subsistence camps were ...

Make sure that you have a bag ready to go in case there’s an emergency — fire, flood or otherwise,” said Kotzebue state Rep. Thomas Baker, also a second lieutenant with the Alaska State ...

Cloudy with a high of 22 °F (-5.6 °C) and a 67% chance of precipitation. Winds from ENE to E at 26 to 35 mph (41.8 to 56.3 kph). Night - Flurries with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

A man and his two sons were rescued Thursday outside Kotzebue after spending the night on the roof of their flooded cabin.

KOTZEBUE, Alaska – With winter freeze-up just around the corner, Kotzebue residents and responders from across Alaska are racing against time to clean up and recover from a powerful fall storm ...

The race is on in Kotzebue to repair homes damaged by flooding before even more winter sets in. A sign of colder times to ...

Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration for the October 2024 West Coast storm, activating the state’s Public ...

Oct. 27—KOTZEBUE — Pushing aside debris, totes and trash, Minnie Norton slowly walked on the Kotzebue Sound beach toward what remained of her house Saturday. A few days after waves had torn the shore ...

City officials said portions of Kotzebue’s sewer lagoon were also impacted, but need to further assess the damage. Ten members of the Alaska National Guard are expected to arrive on Friday.