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Waxing into winter

Today, more than ever during the long Alaskan nights, it’s important to put down the I-pad, TV remote…

Life

Woman killed in Soldotna crash identified

Troopers have identified the woman who died in a two-vehicle car crash Monday morning as 19-year-old Raquelle Reynolds…

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1 dead in Sterling Highway collision

A head-on collision at Mile 90 of the Sterling Highway early Monday morning has resulted in one fatality.…

Sports

Skiing: Seward Invite, Saturday Besh Cup results

Kenai Central’s Addison Gibson and Homer graduate Andrew Lovett were the top performers for the Kenai Peninsula in…

Government

Bill to update Alaska Military Code of Justice advances

JUNEAU, Alaska — A bill to update Alaska’s Uniform Code of Military Justice is making progress through the…

Education

Free Application for Student Aid help offered

Current and prospective college students are reminded that financial aid is available to them regardless of income level,…

Education

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in…

Opinion

Op-ed: The battle for the soul of the right

At the moment, the Republican establishment is relevant to the presidential-nomination battle only as an epithet. Less than…

Opinion

What other say: Legislators must take permanent fund action this year to protect Alaska

As Legislators report to Juneau for the start of the 2016 session this week, it’s not hard to…

An early morning earthquake created a mess in the aisles of Safeway on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

News

7.1 quake rattles region

Update, 8:30 p.m.: Homer Electric Association plans to restore power to the Lilac Lane area by Sunday night, according…

Sports

Weekend hoops roundup

The Nikiski boys continued their roll through the prep hoops season by defeating Homer 71-37 in a Southcentral…

Sports

Homer hockey splits with Bartlett

The Homer hockey team split a pair of contests with Bartlett over the weekend. Homer won 4-3 in…

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, Hai Han feeds a common murre in the bathtub of his vacant apartment in Whittier, Alaska. He hand feeds salmon chunks to the bird two to three times after he founds it starving to death on a beach in Whitter. A federal laboratory that assesses disease in wildlife is calling for more research into the deaths of thousands of common murres and other seabirds off Alaska's coast. The National Wildlife Health Center, part of the U.S. Geological Survey, issued a wildlife bulletin Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 on emaciated common murres found dead over the past 11 months.(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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Federal agency calls for research into Alaska seabird deaths

ANCHORAGE — A federal laboratory that assesses disease in wildlife is calling for more research into the deaths…

Government

Department of Law plans public integrity unit

JUNEAU — Attorney General Craig Richards plans to establish a public integrity unit as a way to help…

Opinion

Op-ed: Dollars for hostages

Every American should be glad that American hostages have been freed by the tyrannical Iranian regime and are…

Opinion

Op-ed: Donnie and Barracuda

Let’s hear it for Chuck and Sally Heath. And John McCain. And now Donald Trump. In 1964, Mr.…

Opinion

Marijuana regulations take shape

It’s been a little more than a year since Alaskans voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and…

Life

Here’s the thing: Just keep moving

January. I’m stuck in between how to make it feel less like a long Monday and that “new…

Life

Learning for Life: Seeding and growing transplants

The snow and ice are still here, but it is never to early to start planning for next…

Life

News and Notes

Ali Dusek of Soldotna has been named to the Dean’s Honor List for the fall semester of the…