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Boy, 8, killed when rock falls off truck, hits car
An Eagle River boy has died after a large rock fell off a truck on the Sterling Highway…
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Past and present: Homesteaders offer perspective on Progress Days
As Soldotna celebrates its progress from a collection of homesteads on the edge of the Kenai National Moose…
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Federal council names 5 commercial fishermen to committee
A committee of five fishermen, four of whom live on the Kenai Peninsula, will help provide advice to…
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Sockeye fishing remains slow on Kenai, counts pick up on Kasilof
Anglers are hitting the banks of the Kenai River in more serious numbers now, though the sockeye have…
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Short-term rental boom exacerbating the summer labor shortage
Jessica Entsminger is back to living in a tent.
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Few lower peninsula residents comment on hospital service area boundary move
Two proposals that would alter the boundaries of the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area are poised to…
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The Pratt’s new gardener wants you to rediscover the many uses of plants
Yarrow Hinnant has long known the many health and subsistence benefits native plants can provide. As the Pratt…
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Assembly approves hospital boundary ballot questions
Voters in both hospital service areas will weigh in on who should pay taxes to which hospital this…
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High bacteria levels detected at Kenai beaches
Both of the Kenai beaches have too much fecal coliform and enterococci bacteria in the water to meet…
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Nikiski man indicted for stealing, repainting neighbor’s dirt bike
A Nikiski man was indicted for first-degree vehicle theft last week after allegedly taking a dirt bike from…
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Hawaii man arrested for car theft
A Hawaii man working at a local fish-processing plant was arrested last week for allegedly stealing a van…
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More restrictions for Kenai, Kasilof king salmon
Anglers won’t be able to keep a king salmon on the Kenai and Kasilof rivers after Wednesday.
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Angler lands 70-pound king on Kenai
A South Dakota angler hit the jackpot on the Kenai River on Saturday with a nearly 70-pound king…
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Dog show brings paws to Soldotna
The occasional bark split the air from the fields behind Skyview Middle School on Saturday, but for the…
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Sterling shares British snack with peninsula
Bill Howell’s 9 Spice Pickled Onion recipe features sweet Palmer-grown onions, apple cider vinegar and nine top-secret spices…
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King fishing to open in lower peninsula streams with gear restrictions
The Ninilchik and Deep Creek will finally be open to king salmon fishing, but with limited gear and…
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‘It is a blessing’: Grant offering housing for Alaska Native veterans
Program has helped 19 individuals or familes in the last year.
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Commercial fishing slow for sockeye, good for chum
Commercial fishermen around the Gulf of Alaska are seeing weaker sockeye salmon runs, but Cook Inlet salmon fishermen…
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Texas dentist arrested for allegedly shipping drugs to Kenai hotel
Postal inspectors flagged the package at the Anchorage airport as suspicious