FAIRBANKS (AP) — Eielson Air Force Base likely will be on a narrowed list of potential locations for two squadrons of new F-35 Joint Strike… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell signed a $12.8-billion state budget package Wednesday, issuing no vetoes and saying he was proud of the work that he… Continue reading
The Soldotna City Council unanimously agreed to raise the amount of appropriations for renovations to the Joyce K. Carver Library $30,000 to $42,000. The amount… Continue reading
The rapper Kanye West and reality star Kim Kardashian didn’t get married over the weekend in Florence, Italy, so much as complete a celebrity merger.… Continue reading
Construction projects are a hallmark of the summer months in Fairbanks, with workers on new buildings and road projects around the city. But this summer… Continue reading
Fire watchBy Vicki Fruichantie We were going campingBut ended up instead,Working the “information station”As the wildfires glowed red.We waited and watched and worriedAs the days… Continue reading
After her third night of sleeping in a motor home at the King Salmon RV Park in Soldotna, Leticia Thiede woke Tuesday morning to the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A federal judge heard oral argument yesterday in the lawsuit regarding whether or not Cook Inlet should be in a federal salmon management… Continue reading
The word “hero” can bring to mind anyone from law enforcement officers keeping communities safe to emergency responders saving lives to the firefighters working to… Continue reading
Firefighter officials said the Tyonek wildfire should be 100 percent contained by the end of Wednesday, nine days after the wind-driven fire was first reported… Continue reading
We’ve all seen the pharmaceutical ads on TV -- you know, the ones that typically offer relief from something like, say, itchy elbows. Once you… Continue reading
A month-long emphasis on mental health and wellness draws to a close this week - the 65th annual national observance of a month focusing on… Continue reading
The City of Soldotna teamed up with the Kenai River Professional Guide Assoc. (KRPGA) and the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce this year to host the… Continue reading
In a place where Alaskan legends like Jay Hammond and Hugh Malone first discussed creating Alaska’s permanent fund and Don Gilman and Wally Hickel shared… Continue reading
Caring for elders of a community is a tradition in Alaska that goes back thousands of years in native Alaskan culture. A tradition that is… Continue reading
The higher the number of anniversaries the faster the planet seems to be orbiting the sun agrees Scott Miller, whose family recently celebrated Soldotna Trustworthy… Continue reading
Updated at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday: Rob Allen, incident commander with the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team said today’s rain has helped firefighters, but crews need… Continue reading
Speaker Jim Herrick, commander of American Legion Post No. 20 stood before the crowd gathered at Soldotna Community Memorial Park, in the rattling wind, Monday.… Continue reading
Last week cities around the central Kenai Peninsula mobilized their communities to cleanup thousands of pounds of garbage.The city of Soldotna in collaboration with the… Continue reading
An Anchorage man is charged with attempted murder following an incident in Cooper Landing Sunday.Alaska State Troopers arrested Timothy J. Lange, 30, and charged him… Continue reading
