ROANOKE, Va. — After three combat deployments in a dozen years, Sean Gobin stepped onto the Appalachian Trail in Georgia to walk off the war.Six… Continue reading
In 1944, Smokey Bear started saying, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” Other than replacing “forest fires” with the more-inclusive “wildfires” in 2014, here we… Continue reading
Updated at 11:22 a.m. Thursday The Funny River Horse Trail wildfire is up to 192,831 acres and 46 percent contained, according to the Alaska Interagency… Continue reading
Kings Alaska Department of Fish & Game research biologist Robert Begich said, things are looking a little better for king salmon this week, compared to… Continue reading
If you stand long enough on the banks of the Kenai River this time of year, you’ll likely notice a ripple in the surface of… Continue reading
As the threat of the Funny River Horse Trail wildfire lessens in Kasilof and Funny River, the massive fire pushes further into the refuge and… Continue reading
Soldotna is set to have a productive summer, with a variety of construction projects aimed at improving drinking water availability, walking trails and roadways through… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS (AP) — Eielson Air Force Base likely will be on a narrowed list of potential locations for two squadrons of new F-35 Joint Strike… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell signed a $12.8-billion state budget package Wednesday, issuing no vetoes and saying he was proud of the work that he… Continue reading
The Soldotna City Council unanimously agreed to raise the amount of appropriations for renovations to the Joyce K. Carver Library $30,000 to $42,000. The amount… Continue reading
The rapper Kanye West and reality star Kim Kardashian didn’t get married over the weekend in Florence, Italy, so much as complete a celebrity merger.… Continue reading
Construction projects are a hallmark of the summer months in Fairbanks, with workers on new buildings and road projects around the city. But this summer… Continue reading
Fire watchBy Vicki Fruichantie We were going campingBut ended up instead,Working the “information station”As the wildfires glowed red.We waited and watched and worriedAs the days… Continue reading
After her third night of sleeping in a motor home at the King Salmon RV Park in Soldotna, Leticia Thiede woke Tuesday morning to the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A federal judge heard oral argument yesterday in the lawsuit regarding whether or not Cook Inlet should be in a federal salmon management… Continue reading
The word “hero” can bring to mind anyone from law enforcement officers keeping communities safe to emergency responders saving lives to the firefighters working to… Continue reading
Firefighter officials said the Tyonek wildfire should be 100 percent contained by the end of Wednesday, nine days after the wind-driven fire was first reported… Continue reading
We’ve all seen the pharmaceutical ads on TV -- you know, the ones that typically offer relief from something like, say, itchy elbows. Once you… Continue reading
A month-long emphasis on mental health and wellness draws to a close this week - the 65th annual national observance of a month focusing on… Continue reading
The City of Soldotna teamed up with the Kenai River Professional Guide Assoc. (KRPGA) and the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce this year to host the… Continue reading
