News
Recall targets mayor in family spending controversy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents are working to recall the mayor whose staff spent public money on purchases…
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Nenana to hold election after mayor’s abrupt resignation
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Interior city of Nenana will elect a new mayor in January following an…
News
Alaska’s high health care costs
ANCHORAGE — In 2007, Marcy Merrill decided it was finally time to get some help. She was obese,…
News
Bethel asks governor to declare emergency after school fire
BETHEL— Bethel council members are asking the state to help the city recover from a school fire. The…
News
8 apply for coming vacancy on Alaska Supreme Court
JUNEAU, Alaska — Eight attorneys have applied for the upcoming vacancy on the Alaska Supreme Court. Justice Dana…
News
Pebble mine battle moves to Capitol Hill
The fight over the proposed Pebble mine at times makes politics look tame. That impassioned battle resumed on…
Opinion
Op-ed: Why Ted Cruz gets no respect
Ted Cruz gets no respect. At least no respect in keeping with the impressiveness of the campaign he’s…
Opinion
What others say: Feed the eagles, not the rabbits
They may be cute and fuzzy, but they’re not to be taken lightly. We are referring to potentially…
Sports
Ostrander wins NCAA Division I West Region crown
Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander won the women’s six-kilometer race Friday at the NCAA Division I West Region cross-country meet…
Sports
Kenai, Juneau split in hockey; Homer drops games in Palmer
The Kenai Central hockey team defeated Juneau-Douglas 3-2 on Saturday at the Soldotna Region Sports Complex for its…
News
School district reviews AMP results, seeks delay in next test
Despite its students being among the state’s top performers in the first round of testing, Kenai Peninsula Borough…
News
In a somber, off-kilter Paris, mass murder leaves emptiness
PARIS — The indiscriminate taking of so many lives squeezed life out of Paris itself. Not all life…
Opinion
Op-ed: Is Rubio the one?
Unlike last month’s contentious GOP debate on CNBC, the event staged by Fox Business Network and The Wall…
Opinion
Op-ed: The unpopularity contest
Could it be that Donald Trump has gotten boring? Is his shtick getting shtuck in predictability and his…
Opinion
Still plenty to sort out with alcohol, marijuana regulations
A pair of local legislative bodies this week began wrestling with proposed changes in how communities regulate sales…
Life
Thoughtless drivers, shoppers and patients
Last week, I wrote about life’s little situations that try my patience and make me wish I were…
Life
Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Payback …
We’re all familiar with the Karmic mantra “What goes around, Comes around.” In fact, each of us has…
News
Kenai teen not with suspected student
Breana Parmer, a reported runaway from Kenai, is no longer presumed to be traveling with a previously suspected…
News
Official: More than 100 dead in string of Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) — A series of unprecedented attacks on popular night spots killed more than 100 people in…
News
Troopers: Nikiski woman dead of natural causes
Alaska State Troopers are waiting for results from the autopsy on Sharon Eileen Berghone, who was found dead…