While folks were preparing their barbeque grill for Memorial Day celebrations, Tesoro and CISPRI (Cook Inlet Spill Response Inc.) were preparing and testing equipment and… Continue reading
The summer racing season at Twin Cities Raceway oval dirt track got off to a smokin’ start last week as racers from around Alaska turned… Continue reading
The third annual 24 consecutive hour “Midnight Sun Big Sit” took place again this year during the Kenai Bird Festival. The 2015 Kenai Birding Festival’s… Continue reading
Memorial Day services in Kenai and Soldotna offered local families the opportunity to gather in remembrance of those who stood up to defend our liberties… Continue reading
Editor's note: The estimated cost of the Alaska LNG project was originally misstated in this article. It is $45-65 billion. The pipeline proposed by the… Continue reading
A project designed to improve a heavily-used highway corridor between Kenai and Soldotna is moving forward, despite missing more than half of the estimated $40… Continue reading
When Malia Acovak learned she would have her entire college education paid for, she started screaming in the middle of the Seward post office. Acovak,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — If you have a sense of deja vu, you’re not alone. The Alaska Legislature is seemingly right back to where it was more… Continue reading
Editor's note: this story has been corrected as it contained an inaccurate geographical description for the Deshka river. It runs into the Susitna River. A… Continue reading
Agriculture support programs on the Kenai Peninsula will soon be feeling the effects of statewide budget cuts. The Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District is… Continue reading
The Board of Education on Monday approved revisions to board policy that will allow parents to approve the administration of medication by a non-licensed staff… Continue reading
When the local office of the Alaska Public Offices Commission became a casualty of the governor’s fiscal year 2016 budget in February, the Juneau delegation… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A dozen environmental groups told a federal court Monday they are renewing a challenge to the 2008 federal petroleum lease sale off… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Nearly 10,000 state employees were set to receive layoff notices as the legislative impasse over a state spending plan wore on Monday. Gov.… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Senate Finance Committee on Sunday proposed a version of the budget similar to what lawmakers passed in late April as… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal and university scientist have found new evidence that Alaska wood frogs may be hurt by warming water and pollution.The state’s… Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans’ phone records in bulk, after GOP Sen. Rand Paul stood… Continue reading
A group of tourists rafting the Mendenhall River on Thursday afternoon with a local tour company were plunged into the glacier-fed waters when their raft… Continue reading
