Noorvik News

Cabin fever is setting in along the Northwest Alaska coast, and one way to get some relief is to drive along an ice road in the comfort of a truck or SUV.

A man died outside the Northwest Alaska village of Noorvik when he lost control of his snowmachine and was thrown off late Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers said.

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 25-year-old Noorvik man for his alleged willingness to not only punch a man with glasses, but also kick him in the face during a drunken assault Saturday.

U.S. Census Bureau Director Dr. Robert Groves said that Information Technology problems "probably" did not affect the accuracy of the 2010 Census count but the digital "processing" of the paper forms was "slower" than the bureau wanted.