No one was hurt in a house fire Wednesday in Nikiski, though the home was destroyed. Members of the Nikiski Fire Department were called out… Continue reading
Upper Cook Inlet’s east side setnetters may get more fishing time next season. The Board of Fisheries passed two proposals Tuesday that relaxed some of… Continue reading
After a day of heavy clashes and divided votes, the Board of Fisheries reformed late-run king salmon management on the Kenai River to loosen restrictions… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system and significantly… Continue reading
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that the Board of Fisheries changed the upper tier of the inriver goal from 1.3 million… Continue reading
It’s that time of year again when the resident fish of Sport Lake and Johnshon Lake get some visitors: hundreds of children intent on catching… Continue reading
One common thread running through the discussion over the new large-fish Kenai king salmon goals: Frustration at being late to the game. Members of the… Continue reading
If you’ve never heard of stiff person syndrome, you’re far from alone. The neurological disorder — characterized by progressively stiffening muscles and intermittent, painful spasms… Continue reading
Six Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students and graduates who spent part of this year working at Central Peninsula Hospital — folding linens, stocking and… Continue reading
The eastern Kenai Peninsula will have a new representative on the nine-member Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly after assembly members choose from three applicants to replace… Continue reading
There’s one thing that people at the Board of Fisheries agreed on on Sunday — the escapement goal management for the Kenai River late-run sockeye… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The small Alaska fishing community of Homer is no stranger to political activism. In the 1970s, a landmark legal case involving one of… Continue reading
A rough sketch of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s budget for the coming year includes $2.48 million in cuts that administrators are recommending to… Continue reading
This week 13 events occupied participants in the 13th annual Kenai Peninsula Senior Olympics, open to any peninsula residents older than 55. Cribbage, darts, dominoes,… Continue reading
To be or not to be is the question for the Upper Cook Inlet drift gillnet fishing corridor. The corridor, which restricts Cook Inlet’s 500-some… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — No charges will be filed against an officer who shot and killed an armed man last year. An investigation found Sgt.… Continue reading
Setnetting on the beaches of northern Cook Inlet isn’t a very visible fishery, but participants argue it’s a viable one. The Northern Cook Inlet setnet… Continue reading
Education and the oil and gas industry were at the forefront of people’s minds this weekend when they got a chance to get together with… Continue reading
