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Coalition backs mix of cuts, Permanent Fund restructure
Alaska needs a combination of unpopular actions to fix budget issues, according to Jim Jansen, Co-Chair of the…
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Troopers close down Seward Highway for reports of man firing shots
Update 4:30 p.m.: Alaska State Troopers have arrested a man who allegedly fired shots near the Seward Highway at Girdwood on Monday. At 8 a.m., troopers received a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately report of an…
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In email, BP Alaska president detail 2016 losses
BP Alaska President Janet Weiss has offered additional financial information about the company’s 2016 income after a reported…
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House approves income tax
It was tax day. On April 15, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 22-17 to impose Alaska’s first…
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HB 199 gets hearing, won’t pass this year
The push a group of fisheries activists made to get a section of Alaska law overhauled is making…
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Assembly to consider forming highway EMS service area
The Kenai Peninsula Borough is taking a swing at a long-standing challenge on the eastern Kenai Peninsula: how…
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Assembly considers restricting telephone participation for members
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is considering an ordinance that would set additional guidelines for how members can…
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Ninilchik gets approval for Kenai gillnet in 2017
The Ninilchik Traditional Council officially has permission to put a gillnet in the Kenai and Kasilof rivers again…
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Hospital moves forward on detox facility
Central Peninsula Hospital is moving forward with plans to build a detox center in Soldotna. The hospital received…
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Budget cuts threaten Sea Grant programs
Budget cuts in Washington, D.C., could dismantle a longtime oceanic research and education program nationally. Sea Grant has…
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Photo: Run wild, run free
The Kenai River weaves between the Sterling Highway and the mountains on its way to the ocean Saturday,…
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North Pacific council eases into salmon FMP
A lot of new faces are coming to the table at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and…
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Despite Trump overturning refuge hunting rules, conflict remains
Although Congress put an end to a set of federal restrictions on wildlife management on national wildlife refuges…
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Assembly won’t budge on invocation
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly wants to let the courts decide on what to do about the invocation…
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Borough kicks off comprehensive plan work
The Kenai Peninsula Borough is wading into the long process of revising its comprehensive plan. The plan, which…
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State launches review of Premera’s finances
After the state’s sole individual market health care insurance provider posted a higher than expected profit this year,…
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PCHS brightens the smiles of community kids
The first day of spring break was not the only cause for kids to smile brighter on March…
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Dinner highlights student exchange program
The traditional AFS (American Field Service) Intercultural Dinner drew a capacity crowd to the Our Lady of the…
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Young Americans conclude world tour in Kenai
Since 1962 The Young Americans have brought hope and inspiration to the world through music, dance and the…