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Ben Townsend

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Sep 10, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Ben Townsend, KNOM

    Teen rescued, two dead after boat capsizes near St. Lawrence Island (opens the original)

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    The U.S. Coast Guard ended its search Monday for three missing boaters near St. Lawrence Island, after one person was rescued and two others were found dead. The 18-foot fishing boat left the Bering Sea island village of Savoonga Friday night and was expected to return to early Sunday morning. Alaska State Troopers were notified of the overdue vessel around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, according to spokesperson Austin McDaniel. The Coast Guard was notified Sunday night, but was unable to deploy any assets

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Ben Townsend, KNOM

    Missing boaters near St. Lawrence Island located, one survivor (opens the original)

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    The U.S. Coast Guard ended its search Monday for three missing boaters near St. Lawrence Island, after one person was rescued and two others were found dead. The 18-foot fishing boat left the Bering Sea island village of Savoonga Friday night and was expected to return to early Sunday morning. Alaska State Troopers spokesperson, Austin McDaniel, said in an email troopers were notified of the overdue vessel around 2:30 Sunday afternoon. The Coast Guard was notified Sunday night, but was unable to

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Ben Townsend

    Nome miners sue Sitnasuak Native Corporation, state troopers over beach access dispute (opens the original)

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    Two Nome-area miners have filed a federal lawsuit against the Alaska State Troopers and Sitnasuak Native Corp., one of the largest landowners in the region. The suit, filed last month in the U.S. District Court in Alaska, alleges the miners were unlawfully prevented from using a public beach to reach their mining claims. The miners, Paul Fussell and Larry St. Clair, are representing themselves. They say they were threatened with arrest while traveling below the ordinary high water mark on Nome’s

  4. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Ben Townsend

    Nome utility board demands budget after 5 years without one (opens the original)

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    From the view of Nome Joint Utility System’s 2,311 customers, the utility company appears to be doing exactly what customers expect. The lights stay on. Clean water flows from the tap. Sewage is carried away. But the public and the elected board responsible for overseeing its management are largely in the dark about how the city-owned utility raises and spends money. NJUS is five years overdue for financial audits. Its board can’t make informed budget decisions, members said, because management

  5. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · Ben Townsend, KNOM

    Not so fast, US Army Corps tells Graphite One (opens the original)

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    Canadian mining company Graphite One was potentially months away from receiving the key federal permits it needed for a massive graphite mine on the Seward Peninsula. But a decision from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is adding a year to that timeline. The Corps is the lead permitting agency on the project that would produce millions of tons of raw graphite, a key ingredient in batteries. It told Graphite One it now needs to complete a more thorough Environmental Impact Statement, rather than

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