Alaska needs a combination of unpopular actions to fix budget issues, according to Jim Jansen, Co-Chair of the KEEP Alaska Competitive Coalition. Jansen, who is… Continue reading
Update 4:30 p.m.: Alaska State Troopers have arrested a man who allegedly fired shots near the Seward Highway at Girdwood on Monday. At 8 a.m., troopers received a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately report of an erratic driver in a pickup truck near… Continue reading
BP Alaska President Janet Weiss has offered additional financial information about the company’s 2016 income after a reported $85 million profit became part of the… Continue reading
It was tax day. On April 15, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 22-17 to impose Alaska’s first income tax in 37 years. Rep. Paul… Continue reading
The push a group of fisheries activists made to get a section of Alaska law overhauled is making its way through the Legislature, but won’t… Continue reading
The invasive water weed elodea has been identified in Soldotna’s Sport Lake. The lake is one of the most popular on the central Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough is taking a swing at a long-standing challenge on the eastern Kenai Peninsula: how to get emergency services to people on… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is considering an ordinance that would set additional guidelines for how members can participate by phone. Currently, if an assembly… Continue reading
The Ninilchik Traditional Council officially has permission to put a gillnet in the Kenai and Kasilof rivers again this summer, but with a few changes.… Continue reading
Since Hilcorp came to Alaska they have gained a reputation for knowing how to get oil and gas out of an aging oil field —… Continue reading
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include a statement from Gov. Bill Walker. It has also been edited to correct a reference to… Continue reading
Central Peninsula Hospital is moving forward with plans to build a detox center in Soldotna. The hospital received a grant from the Alaska Department of… Continue reading
The Kenai River weaves between the Sterling Highway and the mountains on its way to the ocean Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Cooper Landing, Alaska.… Continue reading
A lot of new faces are coming to the table at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and not a lot of them are happy… Continue reading
Although Congress put an end to a set of federal restrictions on wildlife management on national wildlife refuges in Alaska, the underlying conflict is far… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly wants to let the courts decide on what to do about the invocation policy. At its Tuesday meeting, the assembly… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough is wading into the long process of revising its comprehensive plan. The plan, which is the foundation document of reference for… Continue reading
After the state’s sole individual market health care insurance provider posted a higher than expected profit this year, the Alaska Division of Insurance launched an… Continue reading
The first day of spring break was not the only cause for kids to smile brighter on March 10. It was Peninsula Community Healthcare Services… Continue reading
