Not everyone has the traditional combination of family, food and friends for Thanksgiving within reach at Thanksgiving. Volunteers are stepping up to make dinner all… Continue reading
Leaders at Alaska’s veterans health care system are planning to expand the agency’s workforce in the state. The agency, which provides health care services to… Continue reading
A small act changed Chris Mburu’s life. Hilde Back, a holocaust survivor living in Sweden, decided to sponsor the education of a student in Kenya… Continue reading
Graduation rates for Native Alaskan students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District continue to rise, with 91 percent of Native students graduating in fiscal… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The special legislative session is staggering toward its end scheduled for Tuesday, with a small contingent of lawmakers holding so-called technical sessions to… Continue reading
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was felt throughout the central peninsula on Friday afternoon. The quake occurred at 12:16 p.m. and was followed by two smaller… Continue reading
Owners of domestic sheep and goats won’t have to get permits for their animals for now, though members of the state Board of Game urged… Continue reading
Puncity seems like a nice place, it really has it all. Just past a corn field of canned corn is the ranch, marked by a… Continue reading
After 15 years as Executive Director of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, Linda Swarner will be retiring from the position in spring 2018. Swarner announced… Continue reading
Thumbs up, smiles and comments scrolled across the bottom of the screen as Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Sean Dusek fielded questions from the… Continue reading
A new partnership between conservation-minded government agencies and nonprofits is aiming to comprehensively protect 20 major river corridors on the Kenai Peninsula. The Kenai Mountains… Continue reading
Just like a fisherman with his perfect spot, it’s easy to fall into a trap of the perfect recipe for the catch. This summer’s bounty… Continue reading
As the Kenai Peninsula’s lakes ice over, the three in which the invasive waterweed elodea were found this summer have been largely freed from infestation,… Continue reading
Soldotna is one step closer to a robust sign code after the city council approved a new sign ordinance at its meeting Nov. 8. The… Continue reading
Using an airplane to spot Dall sheep while hunting will stay illegal in the state for now. The Board of Game on Tuesday reaffirmed its… Continue reading
In 2016, about 20 percent of Alaska adults identified as smokers, according to Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. On Thursday, local groups, in… Continue reading
The trial for a woman charged with manslaughter after a car accident that left a Sterling teenager dead has been pushed back to next year.… Continue reading
A Kenai landowner’s plan to excavate two ponds on his property near the Kenai River has some residents concerned about flooding and the impact on… Continue reading
Ribbons, combs and hair gel lined the counter of Nikiski North Star’s library on Thursday while a group of volunteers waited for their first clients… Continue reading
EAGLE RIVER — Theater seats at the Alaska Fine Arts Academy will get a new home while the Eagle River nonprofit looks for one of… Continue reading
