'Out of the Darkness'

Cindy Littell worries that in time her grandchild will not remember his mother, only the one act that tore her from his life. "It was the last thing I expected," Littell said.

Bike accident victim on the mend

05/17/13

Alyssa Murphy is "usually really aware" of her surroundings when she bicycles. She wears bright colors and doesn't often ride at night. And she wears her helmet - most of the time.

Area residents work together for garbage cleanup

05/16/13

While the melting snow is a nice thing to see after a long winter, the trash that remains is not. When roadside snow piles are replaced with heaps of yellow trash bags, it is officially time for area clean-up festivities.

Kenai council approves hike in fees, rents, rates

05/16/13

With the adoption of its fiscal year 2014 annual budget on Wednesday, Kenai City Council will raise the city's dipnet fishery fees, Vintage Pointe Manor rent, its water and sewer rates, and make changes to its employee health insurance.

Fake bomb found at Homer High School | Comments: 2

Murkowski talks oil, environmental lobby and federal overreach | Comments: 14

CFK finalist honored in Washington, D.C. with volunteer award

Nikiski resident to seek assembly seat

Air fair still a gas without military planes, personnel

Birding festival an educational opportunity for all

'It's over in a flash' — Cook Inlet graduates 8 | Comments: 1

Nikiski student honored for acomplishments

Outage affects large portion of Soldotna

Special Features

Peninsula Economy

Tight Lines

Explore the Kenai

Area athletes brave tough weather at state track meet

Snow. Rain. Wind. Temperatures below freezing. It was a state track meet few will soon forget Friday and Saturday at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks. "The weather was unbelievable," Soldotna coach Pat Nolden said.

SoHi boys going to state

Kenai, SoHi baseball teams drop games

Weekend softball roundup

Outdoors

Memorable fish

Now that I have more than 65 years of fishing behind me and lots of time to think about things, I've figured out that my most memorable times were not when the biggest fish were caught, but when catching a fish was completely unexpected.

Refuge notebook: These are a few of my favorite things

Trail caretakers sharpen their skills

'There's so much to explore'

Opinion

Kenai Elks recognized for caring, sharing

The Annual Alaska State Elks Association Convention was just held in Sitka, where business was conducted, friends met, memorial services were held and awards were presented.

Support, interest makes annual job fair a success

Fish and Game takes wrong approach with river restrictions

Citizens should vote on oil tax changes

Arts & Entertainment

Movie review: Film does 'Gatsby' justice

About half-way through the Friday night showing of this week’s literary adaptation-extraordinare, an earnest red-haired boy snuck out of his seat and duck-walked across the aisle to tap my wife, his high-school English teacher, on the shoulder. He had a clarifying question to ask about “Gatsby,” just like he might on any typical weekday afternoon, and yet, instead of being in class, here he was, out with his friends, watching a splashy summer movie on its opening weekend.