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
The Soldotna Regional Sports Complex parking lot was converted into the grounds of the 2015 Relay For Life Central Peninsula Friday evening.Peppered among comfortable walking… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House voted early Saturday to pass a state spending plan, after an agreement was reached between the majority and… Continue reading
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A White House pledge to veto proposed changes to federal fishing laws has divided fishermen over whether the rule changes should… Continue reading
For some, like the 17 neighbors who signed a petition supporting the purchase, the small undeveloped lot on Soldotna’s Riverview Avenue belongs in the hands… Continue reading
Installation of Enstar Natural Gas Company’s four-mile-long, 16-inch-diameter gas transport pipeline is complete. Crews are now working on cleaning up and restoring the construction areas… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — As Royal Dutch Shell PLC seeks permits for exploratory oil drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast, a federal agency has concluded the company underestimated… Continue reading
In its drafted Fiscal Year 2016 budget, Kenai will spend $291,629 more on employee health insurance than it did in the last fiscal year. This… Continue reading
This Saturday the Kenai U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold a free boat safety inspection in the parking lot of the Kenai Walmart from noon… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A federal judge was considering Thursday whether a lawsuit alleging federal regulators were in cahoots with opponents of a proposed Alaska mine can… Continue reading
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will spend the first four days of its weeklong meeting in Sitka beginning June 3 deciding on a series… Continue reading
Sport fishermen who were affected by the 2012 fisheries disaster have been slow to respond to a call for applications for aid, but the few… Continue reading
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate the Grand Opening of your new Visitor Center on Saturday 1-5 p.m. The Center opens with a celebratory ribbon… Continue reading
