ANCHORAGE — Geologists in Alaska have found evidence that a 125-mile section of the eastern Aleutian Islands that was once considered unlikely to generate earthquakes… Continue reading
BP is cutting 4,000 jobs worldwide and some of those reductions will be in Alaska.An intra-company email obtained by the Journal sent to BP Alaska… Continue reading
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that William Dooley was present at Tobacco Distress in October when Alaska State Troopers originally investigated… Continue reading
The Kenai Comprehensive Plan that voters rejected in a 2013 ballot proposal will be used as the draft for an upcoming comprehensive plan revision. After… Continue reading
Interested applicants still have time to apply for the open Board of Education District 9-South Peninsula seat that serves some areas of Homer, Nanwalek, Port… Continue reading
Forming a local option zone may soon be easier for residents who want more control over what businesses can move into their neighborhoods.Local option zones… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first… Continue reading
DALLAS — The price of oil keeps falling. And falling. And falling. It has to stop somewhere, right?Even after trending down for a year and… Continue reading
Staff and students started their spring semester on the now smoke- and tobacco-free Kenai Peninsula College campus Monday. The policy, set for the entire University… Continue reading
Of the 34 bills prefiled by Alaska lawmakers on Friday, none have been more controversial than Senate Bill 120 and House Bill 236.The bills, proposed… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS (AP) — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to ban brown bear baiting and other hunting practices from lands the agency manages in Alaska… Continue reading
Use it, then lose it, was the fate of a long-delayed Kenai River habitat study until the Alaska Department of Fish and Game finally published… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Two members of the family featured on the reality TV show “Alaskan Bush People” were sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail after… Continue reading
Even with walls of plywood and bare fixtures, the new Kenai River Brewing Company building gives off a welcoming air. Situated with its back to… Continue reading
A year ago while the Soldotna Rotary Club hosted a foreign exchange student from Thailand named Chang, SoHi student Anna Wrobel was in the same… Continue reading
At a well-attended joint Soldotna/Kenai Chamber of Commerce meeting last week at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex State Senator Peter Micciche said the coming legislative… Continue reading
The dawning of the New Year promises fun and frustration for the Peninsula as Mother Nature refuses to cooperate with conducive conditions for traditional winter… Continue reading
For the second year local VFW Post # 10046 in Soldotna celebrated the 12 days of Christmas as a way make the season bright for… Continue reading