Legislators restored a $50 increase to the base student allocation in the state’s operating budget approved Tuesday.The action offset the decision made May 17 by… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A necropsy has been completed on a 50-foot fin whale discovered Sunday on the bow of a cruise ship entering an Alaska port.A… Continue reading
Dogs bounded happily across the banks amid smoke billowing from grills near the Ninilchik River as residents and visitors alike tried their hand for king… Continue reading
The first weekend in June will offer more chances to fish for king salmon on the lower Kenai Peninsula’s rivers and marine fisheries.The Ninilchik River… Continue reading
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) visited Kenai Tuesday to hold a field hearing for the Senate Resources Committee on how federal management conflicts with local management… Continue reading
More than 20 years after Richard Ross ended his career as Kenai’s police chief, his son is following in his footsteps. David Ross was sworn… Continue reading
The Alaska House has voted to bail out the state’s high-risk health insurance market to reduce the possibility of a collapse.Lawmakers on Monday approved House… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A father and son on an Alaska fishing trip died Monday when their boat overturned in Glacier Bay National Park.Four others on the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday passed a compromise state operating budget that restored funding for public schools, reduced a proposed cut to the… Continue reading
In the first year of it’s revival, Shannon Bird hit her $10,000 fundraising goal for the Les Rappe Memorial Scholarships, which were created to honor… Continue reading
Randy and Lana McKinney are packing light on the backs of their motorcycles, even though they’re not planning to return home anytime soon. The Kenai… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the word "sailors." Those looking to celebrate members of the military on Memorial… Continue reading
If the state can find the money, the staff and 63 unhoused students at the K-12 Kachemak Selo School will get a new building. The… Continue reading
Members of Soldotna’s charter commission will begin meeting to delve into making the city a home-rule community.Soldotna residents voted to form the commission during a… Continue reading
VFW Post Commander Ann Toutant’s sturdy voice echoed throughout the Soldotna Community Memorial Park Monday afternoon as she accounted for the hundreds to millions of… Continue reading
With its three Alaska processing plants closed, Great Pacific Seafoods filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Sunday.The Seattle-based company’s assets will be liquidated and sold… Continue reading
Even a stack of barn wood is worth something in the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, which recently moved locations.The worn planks leaned against the new… Continue reading
ST. PAUL, Minn. — One team is developing GPS ear tags so cattle farmers can track herds from afar. Another thinks drones can protect livestock… Continue reading
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dee Martin may wake up on Jan. 1 and find herself in a whole different state.South Carolina and North Carolina have redrawn… Continue reading
Police say $14,000 in cash went missing from the Princess Cruise Line office in downtown Juneau on Thursday.Juneau Police Department spokeswoman Erann Kalwara said the… Continue reading
