The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” for the way it suffocated chi ...

Authorities say a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome has been ...

Around 1,400 remained in Nome, making a life in the isolated port city. Located on the Seward Peninsula, Nome was bound by ice for seven months of the year, making shipping impossible. The closest ...