Framing the front entrance of Kenai Middle School are racks stacked with Trek mountain bikes. They were not ridden to school by students, but purchased… Continue reading
All KPC locations will be closed from Sept. 5-7 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. In addition, there will be no classes held on… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century created a 40-square mile desert known as the Valley of 10,000 Smokes on the Alaska… Continue reading
RENO, Nev. — Are some bears just born to be bad? Or do they learn from other bears that raid garbage cans, break into cars… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS (AP) — Officials with the Fairbanks North Star Borough will be content to sit on a $10 million windfall, for a while at least.The… Continue reading
Alaska’s wilderness provides resources for one of the purest honey harvests in the world, produced primarily from the Chamerion angustfolium, or fireweed bloom. On a… Continue reading
Members of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe could uncover valuable information about the population’s health and other historical trends through the study of ancestral remains returned… Continue reading
The annual dispersion of funds from the state to small communities statewide may grind to a halt in coming years.The state’s Community Revenue Sharing Program… Continue reading
The impact of plummeting oil prices is finally hitting Alaska’s oilpatch. ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. said Tuesday it will cut about 10 percent of its 1,200… Continue reading
Rising water in the Kenai River caused a small dock to break loose from the Russian River Ferry service and led to the issuance of… Continue reading
Surrounded by old family photos and birthday cards in her room at Soldotna’s continuing care facility Heritage Place, Fern Elam reflected on how much things… Continue reading
The combined efforts of Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Alaska Department of Fish and Game personnel resulted in fewer citations being handed out during this year’s… Continue reading
Standing at the bow of the Viewfinder, President Barack Obama gripped the steel railing as the boat cut through the deep blue water of Resurrection… Continue reading
An Alaska Medicaid program that funds care for developmentally-disabled adults may be reducing the number of people it enrolls each year by 75 percent. Medicaid’s… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted on Tuesday to move forward with issuing more than $3 million in bonds to fund a Central Peninsula Hospital… Continue reading
KOTZEBUE — President Barack Obama crossed the Arctic Circle on Wednesday in a first by a sitting U.S. president, telling residents in a far-flung Alaska… Continue reading
A flood watch has been announced for a portion of the Kenai River after water from a glacial dam release set off a chain reaction… Continue reading
The ENSTAR Natural Gas service line that was damaged in Ninilchik Tuesday has been repaired. According to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch, the incident occurred… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a petition on Tuesday to establish a gas line in the Diamond View Estates community, just south of Homer.The… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — With a historic visit to the Alaska Arctic, President Barack Obama was shining a spotlight Wednesday on the plight of residents… Continue reading
