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Fill a niche: Sterling woman proves it's never too late to chase a dream
At 60 years of age, Denniece, "Miss Dee Dee," Lofgren, and her husband, William, are living the pioneers' dream in Alaska in a somewhat less than usual kind of way.

Don Young pitches volcano monitoring
Two days and a year after the first explosion in 2009 at the summit of Mount Redoubt, Rep. Don Young introduced legislation on Wednesday to establish a National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.

For a good cause: Volunteers ready to go bald
Soldotna Police Chief John Lucking Jr. has put a price on his head. Five thousand dollars to be exact.

Capital budget could grow: Debate more amiable than last year
Legislators are expecting this year's capital budget, the one-time spending on big-ticket items, to be beefier than last year's, as the state hopes to fend off a recession that has not hit Alaska nearly as hard as elsewhere.

CIA boys cruise into semifinals: Ninilchik boys succumb to intense pressure of Point Hope
Point Hope scored 52 first-half points en route to a 73-42 dismantling of Ninilchik in the first round of the boys Class 2A state basketball tournament on Thursday at the Sullivan Arena.

Playoff preview: Bears host Wild in final home games of regular season
The Kenai River Brown Bears will play their last two home games of the regular season today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Soldotna Sports Center.

CIA, Ninilchik girls reach semifinals
Amie Smithwick drained a 3-pointer midway through the second quarter to give Cook Inlet Academy a two-point lead over Point Hope in the opening round of the Class 2A state basketball tournament at Sullivan Arena. The Eagles wouldn't trail for the rest of the game.

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