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Alaska Senate plans generic oil tax bill, at first
The Alaska Senate is planning to unveil a generic oil tax bill this week, leaving to the committee process the job of finding problems in the proposal and working out solutions.
Alaska Airlines bringing service to Philadelphia...
Alaska Airlines, popular in the Pacific Northwest and known for customer service, will begin daily nonstop flights between Seattle and Philadelphia, starting June 11.
DNR claims mission statement isn't a philosophy...
The commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources told lawmakers Tuesday that no philosophical change is intended in a proposed a new mission statement deleting the words "conserve" and…Click to Continue »
Dimond girls overwhelm Thunderbirds 71-42 in...
The powerhouse Dimond Lynx girls basketball team rolled to a 71-42 victory over an energy-depleted East squad Tuesday night at East.Click to Continue »
West 52, Chugiak 47 in boys high school basketball
Trailing 32-19 in the second half, the West Eagles full-court pressed their way back into the game Tuesday night to slip past Chugiak 52-47 in a CIC game in Chugiak.Click to Continue »
Rohde honored again for UAA basketball
For the second time this season, UAA center Taylor Rohde has earned Player of the Week honors from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.Click to Continue »
Alaska redistricting board plans appeal
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska Redistricting Board on Tuesday decided on a partial appeal of a judge's decision that they redraw four House districts. The board decided to challenge state court Judge...
Mackey leads Yukon Quest by a minute
Lance Mackey, back in the race for the first time since capturing his fourth consecutive championship in 2008, grabbed a narrow lead Tuesday in the 1,000-mile sled dog race between…Click to Continue »
Lynx land 7 on all-strar hockey team
Seven players from Dimond were among 20 boys named to the Cook Inlet Conference's all-conference boys hockey team. Twelve players were named to the girls teams…Click to Continue »
Blore, Olsen on target in trapshooting
Andy Blore and Ben Olsen took top honors at last weekend's trapshooting competition at Birchwood Recreation Shooting Park in Chugiak.Click to Continue »
Death of woman, 67, found in apartment called...
Anchorage police said in a written statement this evening that a 67-year-old woman found dead Monday died as a result of homicide. Police have not yet notified the woman's next…Click to Continue »
Redistricting board plans appeal of judge's...
The Alaska Redistricting Board on Tuesday decided on a partial appeal of a judge's decision that they redraw four House districts.Click to Continue »
FBI assists in search for abducted barista
Surveillance video reveals a young woman abducted nearly a week ago in Anchorage appeared frightened by the man who took her, a detective supervising the investigation said Tuesday.Click to Continue »
Audit takes a new dig at Native contracting...
The debate over the sole source contracting privileges that Alaska Native corporations have used to make billions of dollars is flaring in Congress with a new government audit that found…Click to Continue »
Snow load begins to worry building owners
The more than 100 inches of snow that has fallen on Anchorage so far this winter is starting to push buildings to the breaking point. Two roofs of commercial buildings…Click to Continue »

Kenai River still high; no flooding apparent
SOLDOTNA -- Water levels remained high on the Lower Kenai River on Saturday but no flooding had been reported, according to the Kenai Peninsula Borough's Office of Emergency Management.
Kodiak commercial fishermen earn more than rest of...
KODIAK -- Kodiak-based commercial fishermen by far brought home the largest amount of money among fishing communities in the state -- more than the entire Kenai Peninsula Borough. That's just one of the results from the 2011 edition of the Community Commercial Fishing and Seafood Processing fact sheet produced by the United Fishermen of Alaska.
Navarre finds his stride as borough mayor
Both times Mike Navarre has stepped into office as Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor he inherited a disaster of sorts. Earlier this November that disaster was the damage caused by a chain of windstorms that rocked the central and southern Peninsula, costing at least $2 million in repairs and man hours, keeping boroughwide services on alert for several weeks.
Peninsula Borough mayor signs disaster declaration
KENAI -- Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre has signed a disaster declaration, requesting assistance from the state to recover the costs associated with the damage caused by the recent windstorms in the region.
Peninsula storm damage may top $2 million
KENAI -- An official with the Homer Electric Association expects this month's wind storms on the Kenai Peninsula to wind up costing more than $2 million. Joe Gallagher told the Peninsula Clarion that figure includes equipment and personnel costs to restore power. Three storms left more than 13,000 homes without power at some point of the month. Kenai Peninsula Borough officials are considering seeking a combined disaster declaration.
Navarre wins runoff for Kenai Peninsula mayor
A former legislator has been elected mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Former Rep. Mike Navarre took nearly 53 percent of the vote in a runoff last week with Fred Sturman.
Mayor of Kenai cites unethical edge in declining...
KENAI -- The mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough says he won't be running for re-election in October.
Buildings named for former mayors
KENAI -- The Kenai Peninsula Borough is honoring two former mayors by renaming buildings in Soldotna for them.
Kenai School District needs $15 million for upkeep
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District wants to fix the aging roofs around the district by asking voters to decide on approving a bond for the first phase of repairs this October.
Delay in filing audits spells delay of grant for...
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Dave Carey is withholding a $300,000 grant to a tourism group until it complies with its contract.
Mayor's aide who was focus of wage, conflict flaps...
KENAI -- The beleaguered chief of staff to the mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough has resigned.
Kenai Borough: No to climate compact
KENAI - After signing onto a global climate change compact in September, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly rescinded its signature Tuesday night.
Soldotna joins resolution to lure Fish Board
SOLDOTNA -- The Soldotna City Council adopted a resolution authorizing Mayor Peter Micciche to sign a joint resolution among Kenai, Soldotna and the Kenai Peninsula Borough that asks the Board of Fisheries to reconsider holding meetings in the area.
Kenai Peninsula mayor opposed to hospital audit
KENAI - The mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and several assembly members are opposed to an audit of operations at Central Peninsula Hospital that would have looked at a fatal shooting there last year.
Kenai mayor opposes auditing hospital
KENAI -- The mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and several assembly members are opposed to an audit of operations at Central Peninsula Hospital that would have looked at a fatal shooting there last year.
Kenai Borough mayor trims pay for top aides
KENAI -- Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Dave Carey has cut the salaries of his two top appointees following public criticism he heard when their pay hikes were made public.
Borough advised to audit Soldotna hospital
KENAI - Kenai Peninsula Borough has been asked to conduct an operational audit of a Soldotna hospital where a fatal shooting occurred last year.
Alaska Newsreader: Truck-surfing raven captured on...
MOTHER LODE OF POTHOLES ON HOMER ROAD (Homer News): First Student, operator of school buses for the Kenai Peninsula Borough, has deemed North Fork Road impassable, with ruts up to 16 inches deep, a foot-deep trench running across it and mud so bad vehicles regularly get stuck. The road has a been a problem for years, residents say. A landlord has given up trying to rent property, and one business owner can't get supply deliveries. Includes photo
Atwater named new school superintendent
KENAI -- Dr. Steve Atwater, the assistant superintendent for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, is getting a promotion.
Kenai bus drivers authorize a strike
School-bus drivers in the Kenai Peninsula Borough voted 88-5 this week to reject the latest contract offer from First Student and authorize their union to call a strike, according to Teamsters Local 959. They cited unresolved contract issues that included health care, safety and equal treatment for drivers and attendants.
Kenai borough voters will decide sales tax fate
KENAI -- Kenai Peninsula Borough voters will go to the polls to decide whether a borough sales tax on nonprepared food should be dropped when most tourists go home.
Prop 1 would exempt some foods from tax
KENAI -- Voters in the Kenai Peninsula Borough are being asked to decide whether to exempt certain foods from the borough sales tax for part of each year.
Borough considers federal forest grant
KENAI -- Kenai Peninsula Borough officials are considering whether to accept a federal grant to help in tackling more than a million acres of beetle-infected spruce forest.
Kenai borough mayor seeks to cut property taxes
KENAI PENINSULA -- Residents in the Kenai Peninsula Borough would get a break on their property taxes next year if a proposed cut in the mill rate wins approval.
Phone surcharge may be cut
KENAI -- Residents of the Kenai Peninsula Borough could be getting a small break on their phone bills.
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