Even the mayor was there.On Wednesday night, Rainforest Farms made the first legal sale of marijuana in Juneau and the first in Alaska off the… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS (AP) — Preliminary evidence points to 22-year-old McKay Hutton as the gunman in a murder-suicide that left four dead — including an infant —… Continue reading
The tune being heard from independents exploring on the North Slope has changed subtly but significantly over the past year.A previous insistence throughout the winter… Continue reading
JUNEAU (AP) — The Alaska Marine Highway System is moving forward with plans to get rid of the ferry Taku, but it is still undecided… Continue reading
Kenai Peninsula Borough residents with cars and trailers more than eight years old will now be able to secure permanent vehicle registrations for them. The… Continue reading
When enjoying a Thanksgiving meal with family or friends at home isn’t a possibility, residents of the Kenai Peninsula have no shortage of options when… Continue reading
It’s not the night before Christmas, but not a creature will be stirring in many state offices Friday. Employees can give thanks to budget cuts.The… Continue reading
Bob Gillam, a prominent Alaska businessman, has thrown his hat in the ring to join President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet as Secretary of the Interior. Gillam… Continue reading
A new report commissioned by Southeast Conference recommends that the Alaska Marine Highway System become a state-backed corporation semi-independent of government.The report’s draft recommendations were… Continue reading
If area residents have ever wondered exactly what it is that Alaska State Troopers do all day, now’s their chance to find out.The troopers’ E… Continue reading
After more than a month of discussion and litigation threats, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed an amendment repealing its invocation policy on Tuesday.However, it… Continue reading
Students at Redoubt Elementary School in Soldotna helped out their community and had some fun in the process Thursday during a “Canstruction” competition at the… Continue reading
Two weeks, some planning and a little financial help was all it took for three Kenai residents to get the doors of Sharps Billiards open… Continue reading
No one was hurt in a mobile home fire that called firefighters to Blanch Street, off of Gas Well Road, near Soldotna on Tuesday. Members… Continue reading
Soldotna Creek got a shock of chemicals this summer designed to kill off invasive northern pike, which appear to be almost gone from the stream… Continue reading
Area residents will have the chance this weekend to help a local farmer rebuild her barn. Debbie Love began raising pigs on her farm in… Continue reading
The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say… Continue reading
Republicans have options to counteract the Obama administration’s move to pull Arctic waters from the federal offshore oil and gas lease plan, but they are… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the day of Lee Henry's court appearance in Kenai, on Monday. A Homer man accused… Continue reading
