ANCHORAGE — Six Greenpeace activists protesting Arctic offshore drilling on Monday boarded a drill rig as it was transported across the Pacific Ocean toward Seattle,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers continue to work on bills related to the legalization of marijuana even though pot became legal earlier this year. The session… Continue reading
Alaska’s current budget crisis can easily be blamed on the plunge in oil prices, which are less than half what they were nine months ago,… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska — As the Legislature enters the final two weeks of the scheduled 90-day session, one of the major unresolved issues is whether consensus… Continue reading
School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading
Kenai Peninsula College continually reminds students to stay on track to graduate in the shortest time possible, saving both time and money, by tackling 15… Continue reading
Student Jackson Blackwell is diving into local politics as a Soldotna High School sophomore. As his grade’s vice president, a member of the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading
NELSON LAGOON, Alaska — A 21-year-old man in an Alaska Peninsula village died when he was thrown from a vehicle that flipped at a high… Continue reading
Hundreds of pinwheels were planted in Soldotna on Friday to highlight the importance of child abuse prevention.The Central Peninsula Child Advocacy Center helped organize the… Continue reading
Monday 10:00 a.m.The Senate Finance Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 26 Budget: Capital. Testimony will be taken with a 2 minute… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Republican legislator has proposed a personal state income tax as Alaska grapples with projected multibillion-dollar deficits amid low oil prices.… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Eagle River Republican has proposed a constitutional amendment limiting the terms of state legislators. HJR 21, from Rep. Lora Reinbold,… Continue reading
After about an hour of testimony and questions, the House Resources committee on Friday moved Robert Ruffner forward in his quest to gain a seat… Continue reading
Plans for a controversial hydroelectric plant are available for public examination in their most detailed form to date. On March 27, Homer Electric Association, working… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Tribal organizations and fishing groups in Alaska are urging federal fishery managers to drastically reduce the number of king salmon allowed to… Continue reading
Board of Fish nominee Robert Ruffner will go to his confirmation hearing before the House Resource Committee today at 1:00 p.m with the endorsement of… Continue reading
The fate of the proposed Seventh Street Storm Water Conveyance Structure is still under review. Department of Natural Resources staff have not yet completed the… Continue reading
For birch tappers, it is time to turn eye and spile to the trees. Within the next two weeks, experienced birch sap collectors such as… Continue reading
JUNEAU (AP) — The municipality of Anchorage could be the last community to be reimbursed for new school bonds before a five-year hiatus, but the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Senate Finance Committee has advanced an operating budget for Alaska that would not forward-fund public education and aims to prevent Gov. Bill… Continue reading
