Ashlyn O'Hara, KDLL - Soldotna
Company looks to build state’s largest solar farm in Nikiski
The independent power producer behind some of Alaska’s biggest solar farms is planning its largest plant yet in Nikiski.
Kenai jury ups troopers’ charges in K-9 arrest to first-degree assault
Jason Woodruff, 42, and Joseph Miller Jr., 49, were initially charged with misdemeanor assault in Benjamin Tikka's May arrest.
Fish, snails among survivors of Cooper Landing house fire
No one was injured in the fire, which happened Sunday after a wood stove chimney failed.
Woman killed in Nikiski trailer fire
Troopers say the cause of the fatal fire, early on Oct. 2 near Island Lake, hasn't yet been determined.
Jury acquits former Kenai gun shop owner on federal firearms charge
Steve Wells' attorney says federal prosecutors could not prove his client was acquiring new inventory at the same time he was selling off the guns left at his store.
Alaska Supreme Court rules against Soldotna in yearslong annexation case
The decision sends the city back to the drawing board in its efforts to bring more residents into Soldotna’s boundaries.
Feds to withhold COVID relief funds from Alaska as state feud continues
The federal government says Alaska underfunded school districts in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and the Kenai Peninsula.
Troopers plead not guilty in bloody Kenai arrest
It was the first time Jason Woodruff and Joseph Miller Jr. appeared in court since they were each charged with one count of misdemeanor assault.
Alaska SeaLife Center releases 4 seals into Cook Inlet
Staff say the seals, released Thursday near Kenai, are in good health. Scientists hope to continue monitoring their lives in the wild.
Former Soldotna school custodian accused of sexually abusing student
Alexander Coxwell, 52, was arrested Thursday. He worked for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District until November 2016.
Alaska’s public libraries sound alarm over abrupt loss of state grant funds
It's not clear why the state slashed funds for operating grants to libraries across Alaska by nearly 75%.
Troopers’ union condemns commissioner comments on violent Kenai arrest
The Alaska Public Safety Employees Association said James Cockrell “pronounced the guilt of these two troopers" to reporters.
2 Soldotna troopers charged with assault over May arrest in Kenai
Joseph Miller Jr. and Jason Woodruff are each charged with fourth-degree assault. Both have served as troopers for more than a decade.
Texas company seeks LNG import facility in Cook Inlet
The news is the latest development in the region’s race to stave off a looming shortfall of Cook Inlet natural gas.
Cook Inlet setnetters turn to seining in effort to save east side fishery
Brian and Lisa Gabriel, along with the state, are piloting an experiment they hope will provide relief to one of Cook Inlet's oldest fisheries.
Trooper fatally shoots a harpoon-wielding man in Kasilof
The incident is the first fatal shooting involving a trooper in Alaska this year.
2 men presumed dead after Kenai Peninsula plane crash
Two hikers witnessed the small plane crash into Crescent Lake, troopers say.
Seward’s Lydia Jacoby won’t swim at Paris Olympics
Jacoby took third during Monday's 100-meter women's breaststroke final in Indianapolis, then withdrew from the 200-meter Tuesday.
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly swiftly kills proposed tobacco tax
Mayor Peter Micciche called the proposal a "nanny tax for child care, essentially."
Commercial fishing groups bring new legal action over Cook Inlet’s federal waters
The United Cook Inlet Drift Association and the Cook Inlet Fishermen’s Fund's suit against the federal government is part of a decade-long legal offensive.