Nome’s existing dock will be turned into the country’s first deepwater Arctic port, a critical hub in President Donald Trump’s ambitions to make the U.S. master of the far north.

Alaska’s population grew by 0.2% in the last year, adding 1,649 people, mainly due to a natural increase of more births than deaths.

Alaska’s population rose slightly between 2024 and 2025 and is now at its highest level since 2017, the Alaska Department of ...