Two fires in the Cooper Landing showed minimal growth from Wednesday through Thursday, and additional crews have arrived to increase support. In a press release,… Continue reading
A trial has started in Kenai for a cannery worker charged with first-degree sexual assault following a Kenai-area incident last July. Rosendo Pallones, 39, of… Continue reading
NIKISKI — Gov. Bill Walker is taking industry partners in the Alaska LNG Project to task for delays in resolving key issues affecting the large… Continue reading
The Card Street fire has been raging through Sterling since Monday, and is now estimated to be more than 2,500 acres. As it threatens the… Continue reading
Nikiski residents will again be given the chance to vote for expanded police protection. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday voted to put the… Continue reading
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker met with Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre on Wednesday to discuss state resource use, a… Continue reading
A single-vehicle crash at mile 147 of the Sterling Highway on Wednesday killed the vehicle’s driver, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers were notified of… Continue reading
Lenora A. Meehan, 53, of Kenai, was found unconscious on the floor of Vaughn’s Mini Mart on Kalifornsky Beach Road by Soldotna Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading
There is no shortage of choices for celebrating the longest day of 2015 on June 21.Three main events, The Moose Pass Summer Solstice Festival, Nikiski’s… Continue reading
The Card Street Fire grew to 2,574 acres over night. Crews were, and still are, focused on the fire’s perimeter near Kenai Keys Road, Skilak… Continue reading
Firefighters continued to battle the human-caused Card Street fire in Sterling, estimated to be at 2,000 acres, Tuesday evening. Crews of nearly 100 firefighters constructed… Continue reading
Derick Williams was working outside on the property of Cottontree Lane Monday afternoon when he first felt the searing sting of burning pine needles hit… Continue reading
As the Card Street fire threatens more structures with each acre it expands, the Kenai Peninsula community has begun to rally around its own. Last… Continue reading
Firefighters worked to protect structures threatened by a small fire that cropped up near Juneau Lake in the Cooper Landing area Tuesday evening. A second… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Two wildfires burning north and south of Anchorage stretched Alaska firefighting resources Tuesday as crews scrambled to protect rural homes and cabins.The human-caused… Continue reading
Tuesday morning update: The Borough Office of Emergency Management is reporting that borough fire departments continue to support Alaska Division of Forestry with suppression efforts… Continue reading
The Joint House and Senate Resources Committees will be meeting on Alaska LNG issues Tuesday and Wednesday on the Kenai Peninsula. The hearings will be… Continue reading
Artistic talent, good food and community networking are the goals of three recently-opened businesses on the Sterling Highway in downtown Soldotna. A clothing store called… Continue reading
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold two public meetings on a proposed rule which would amend the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s public use… Continue reading
The Alaska Division of Forestry has suspended open burning on the Kenai Peninsula due to high fire danger. As of Monday morning, burn permits are… Continue reading
