With the help of community volunteers, an empty building in Kenai is being reborn. A crew of 12 volunteers from ConocoPhillips brought their hammers and… Continue reading
Underneath dripping-wet, white canopies, with bright orange loaders in the peripheral, more than 100 community members came to celebrate the groundbreaking of HOPE Community Resources… Continue reading
Elected officials for local schools have selected a new superintendent — for now.The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education unanimously voted to offer… Continue reading
A vehicle rollover on Funny River Road this morning resulted in one death.Soldotna police withheld the identity of the victim until all next of kin… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska — Researchers are trying to get a better handle on the size of the Pacific walrus population ahead of an expected decision by… Continue reading
An interim leader for local schools has been selected. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education unanimously voted to offer the position as… Continue reading
It started with Scene of the Crash, or Crash for short. Next came Comet. If Jenna Hansen had her way, she jokes that she’d probably… Continue reading
Five men have been charged with engaging in prostitution linked to a sex trafficking case that involved a Kenai massage business. The charges are a… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS (AP) — A 50-year-old Alaska woman contracted mumps in July, the first confirmed case within the state in a decade.The woman on July 11… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Division of Insurance has approved rate increases of up to 40 percent for individuals who bought health insurance plans through the… Continue reading
Three people were arrested in Kasilof Friday after Alaska State Troopers allege the vehicle they occupied was stolen out of Anchorage.Troopers located a gold 2001… Continue reading
As soon as Sharon Ehasz ran down the final hill coming out of Tsalteshi Trails, her two young sons stood and cheered her all the… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN (AP) — The Ketchikan City Council has voted against supporting the legalization of recreational marijuana. Council members voted on Thursday to approve a resolution… Continue reading
Due to some extra paperwork, construction on a Sterling Highway erosion mitigation project was delayed to next construction season. The Alaska Department of Transportation and… Continue reading
As paving season peaks, getting asphalt to construction sites across Alaska has become more complicated and expensive since Flint Hills Resources closed its North Pole… Continue reading
While regular elections are less than a month away, one seat on the Kenai City Council seats up for grabs has already been filled. Kenai… Continue reading
The Cook Inlet drift fleet is largely done fishing for the summer, with a catch of more than 2 million salmon. Through Aug. 12, when… Continue reading
Four boys sat on a concrete block, squinting in the direct sunlight and dripping sweat from an afternoon of jumping, flipping, spinning and wrestling steady… Continue reading
A federal judge ruled Thursday to uphold the federal decision to remove Cook Inlet from the salmon fishery management plan. Alaska has managed salmon since… Continue reading
Kenai River sport fisheries saw several changes this summer — including a closure of the early king run, new gear restrictions and pairings with the… Continue reading