Voters in Kotzebue will choose whether or not to go from wet to damp in Tuesday's election. If voters support the petition for local option change, the city would no longer be able to own and ...

This story details allegations of violence against Indigenous women. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News. Sign up for ...

Since temperatures in Kotzebue dropped last week into the minus 30s, dozens of residents have reported that their fuel isn’t performing properly, causing their homes to lose heat and water lines ...

Oct. 24—With freeze-up quickly approaching, cleanup and recovery efforts ramped up in Kotzebue on Thursday after a devastating flood displaced more than 80 people and damaged dozens of homes.

Two Kotzebue women died two years apart at the home of former Northwest Arctic Borough Mayor Clement Richards Sr. No one has been charged in connection with either death. That’s according to a ...

Nine months and a long Arctic winter have come and gone since the abduction, sexual assault and murder of 10-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr in the northwest Alaska hub community of Kotzebue.

Locals in Kotzebue showed a mix of excitement and concern over the weekend in response to reports that a rare polar bear was spotted in the area. Polar bear sightings in Kotzebue aren’t without ...

Grant Magdanz, 30, recently documented these grocery store prices during his return to Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic Borough of Alaska. Kotzebue is more than 500 miles away from Anchorage ...

This story has been updated. Kotzebue is an Alaskan city located on a sound bordering the Chukchi Sea, about 30 miles above the Arctic Circle. The city features the Nullaġvik Hotel, a number of B ...

Peter Wilson of Kotzebue was formally charged Monday with making false statements as police tried to find Ashley Johnson-Barr, who had been missing since Sept. 6. Her body was found Friday.

Grant Magdanz, 30, recently documented these grocery store prices during his return to Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic Borough of Alaska. Kotzebue is more than 500 miles away from Anchorage ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 34 °F (1.1 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 33 °F (0.6 °C). Winds from NE to ENE at 9 to 17 ...