Families affected by area wildfires will have the opportunity to apply for state assistance this month. Jeremy Zidek with the Alaska Division of Homeland Security… Continue reading
The Kenai City Council voted on 12 questions regarding the sale and cultivation of marijuana to provide guidance to the Planning and Zoning Commission during… Continue reading
Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik has been appointed to the public safety position on the Marijuana Control Board, according to a press release from the… Continue reading
The incident management team from Washington will fly home Thursday and local resources will take over operation of the Card Street fire.Max Konkright, public information… Continue reading
Crews working the Card Street fire spent Tuesday preparing for rehabilitation efforts.Public Information Officer Max Konkright said firefighters moved trees and brush, and are waiting… Continue reading
Anyone in the Sterling area during the last two weeks would have been able to see smoke from the Card Street fire rising into the… Continue reading
Local fire departments have been responding to illegal fires since a burn closure was issued by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources on June 17.… Continue reading
Management of the Card Street fire will transition back to local crews on Wednesday, said Max Konkright, public information officer with the current incident management… Continue reading
Monday, 10:40 a.m.: The Cooper Landing area fires are nearly contained, according to a press release sent by the United States Department of Agriculture on… Continue reading
Name: Trevor Kauffman From: Soldotna, Alaska Crew: Soldotna Forestry Job: Wild Land Fire and Resource Technician Days on the Card Street fire: 11 (as of… Continue reading
The Juneau Lake fire near Cooper Landing is now estimated at 580 acres, while the Stetson Creek fire has held steady.Public Information Officer Meg Cicciarella… Continue reading
An Anchorage man who initiated a car chase involving the Soldotna Police Department and Alaska State Troopers was arraigned in Kenai on Friday.Bryson McEneaney, 28,… Continue reading
The firefighter injured by a bear while working on the Juneau Lake fire on Monday is in good health, according to a press release from… Continue reading
Crews working on the Card Street fire moved into a new stage of firefighting over the weekend.Public Information Officer Sarah Foster said the fire is… Continue reading
Rosendo Pallones, 40, of Palmer, has been found not guilty of two counts of sexual assault in the first degree. After roughly four days of… Continue reading
Containment continues to improve on the Stetson Creek and Juneau Lake fires.Public Information Officer Jean Goad, with the incident command team, said the Stetson Lake… Continue reading
The Card Street fire is still reported at 30 percent containment, and crews continued with mop-up and securing fire lines on Thursday.Public Information Officer Sarah… Continue reading
After allegedly fleeing Alaska State Troopers and members of the Soldotna Police Department for several hours early Wednesday morning, an Anchorage man was finally caught… Continue reading
A Seward man will be tried in Kenai for the sexual assault of his ex-girlfriend last June. Daniel VanNess, 35, was indicted by a grand… Continue reading
There have been no reports of damage near the epicenter of an Alaska earthquake that registered at 5.8 on the Richter scale, said Ian Dickson,… Continue reading
