Venue availability and a limited budget were two rigid factors Kristin Siter could not ignore while planning her wedding. Surprisingly, it led to what Siter’s… Continue reading
Brett Bishop, a lieutenant in the Astoria, Oregon fire department, accepted the challenge and passed it along to Jason Dunagen who jumped into the Pacific… Continue reading
This fall, Soldotna residents will decide if their public officials should move to a more localized filing system for disclosing personal finances. The passage of… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Two third-party spending groups this week announced dropping more than $900,000 for ads in the Alaska U.S. Senate race.The buys — in addition… Continue reading
Crews are busy across Alaska as the summer building season is in full swing.With the exception of Fairbanks, year-to-date building activity in the state’s largest… Continue reading
An emergency-order opening commercial set and drift gillnet fisheries in the Cook Inlet on Saturday was issued by Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers… Continue reading
Central Emergency Services personnel rescued two men from the incoming tide after they had become stuck in the mud along Kalifornsky Beach Thursday night. According… Continue reading
Over the course of 28 years, Vitto Kleinschmidt has risen through the newspaper ranks from a position in home delivery to publisher of the Peninsula… Continue reading
A common and often-repeated maneuver on commercial fishing boats throughout Alaska involves reaching just below the head of a freshly caught fish into its gill… Continue reading
The classmates took turns in pairs — a leader with a fire extinguisher at the ready and a buddy with a hand on the leader’s… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Arguments are scheduled for July in Alaska’s ongoing legal fight over the closure of national wildlife refuges during the partial shutdown… Continue reading
Construction on the 1 million-gallon Kalifornsky Beach Road water reservoir is set to begin immediately. Soldotna based Blazy Construction Inc. was awarded a contract by… Continue reading
The Kenai Watershed Forum has been awarded a $96,000 grant to continue monitoring bacteria in the Kenai River. The 2014 monitoring program will also include… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group, President Barack Obama moved on Thursday to… Continue reading
A few processing plants are finding themselves shorthanded as salmon catches increase around the state, but an item in pending U.S. Senate legislation could make… Continue reading
A black bear with a sweet tooth crashed a little kid’s birthday party on Saturday. Literally.The uninvited guest shimmied its way up onto the roof… Continue reading
After 41 years in the same space, the Kenai Potters Guild is homeless. The guild shared a space with the Peninsula Art Guild at the… Continue reading
A 16-year-old girl riding a motorbike sustained non-life threatening injuries after a truck hit her when she attempted to cross Kalifornsky Beach Road Wednesday afternoon.… Continue reading
The battle has begun on the Russian River where an unexpectedly large run of sockeye salmon prompted managers to loosen restrictions on fishing the early… Continue reading
Sockeye Reports of sockeye salmon catches on the Russian River are still ranging between “good and excellent” two weeks after the opening of the fishery,… Continue reading
