The entrance lobby of the health clinic in Savoonga, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Sophia DeSalvo/KNOM) Roughly 15% of residents in the remote community of Savoonga have COVID-19, ...

A whaling crew from Savoonga landed its second bowhead of the season this week. The St. Lawrence Island community has been working non-stop to haul the whale out of the icy waters, harvest its meat, ...

From the safety of his home, Delbert Pungowiyi watched winter storms blow into his home village of Savoonga last week, ripping off roofs, damaging interiors with rain and sending some number of people ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski traveled to Savoonga earlier this week to celebrate the opening of one of two new health clinics on St. Lawrence Island. "This is something that we have been involved with and ...

Oct. 10—A village police officer in Savoonga was seriously injured Thursday when he crashed his all-terrain vehicle to avoid being struck by an ATV driven by a rifle-wielding woman, troopers say. A ...

NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries -- fresh pizza flown in from Nome, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Lifelong Savoonga resident Richmond Toolie couldn't wait to talk about the reindeer herd he manages. But there was a catch April 8: Toolie, 52, had to meet a plane -- the first in ...

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) visited the community of Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, Sept. 22, 2022. While in Savoonga, members of the crew were given a tour of the ...

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Examine whether contaminants in your water supply met two standards: the legal limits established by the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the typically stricter health guidelines. The data was collected ...