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Kenai celebrates Russian Orthodox Christmas with singing and stars
A Russian Orthodox priest says the tradition is Ukrainian in origin, possibly beginning with a homesick priest who brought it to Alaska villages.
Kenai Peninsula one of Alaska’s only growing boroughs
The Kenai Peninsula Borough grew by almost 1,000 people from July 2021 to July 2022, according to data released last week by the state.
Funny River Road to be repaved this summer
The purpose of the project is to improve the 17-mile road, which Steven Rzepka from the Alaska Department of Transportation said is reaching the end of its drivable life.
The Moose Pass man behind the plow at Trail Lake
John Gaule has been plowing the lake for decades. In the '80s, it was just him and a four-wheeler plow he bought to clear his driveway.
As Hilcorp drills for more natural gas, some Ninilchik neighbors refuse to sign on
Hilcorp is the main producer of natural gas on the peninsula. As it looks for more gas, the company needs to extract the resource from beneath private parcels like Don Shaw’s.
Christmas tree cutting open in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Until Christmas Day, anyone can head out to the refuge and cut down their own holiday tree entirely for free, with a few restrictions.
Without housing, Cooper Landing Emergency Services struggles to keep volunteers
Cooper Landing Emergency Services volunteers are in short supply, as the community has struggled with providing affordable housing necessary to retain them.
Young moose rescued from Soldotna basement
State troopers, Fish and Game biologists and Central Emergency Services firefighters worked together to get a moose out of a Soldotna home's basement Sunday morning.
Woman fatally shot in Kenai, suspect in custody
Kevin Lee Park of Kenai, 28, is accused of first-degree murder and evidence tampering in the death of Stephanie Henson, 31, also of Kenai.
Kenaitze Tribe receives grant to assess graveyard stabilization
The project is one of dozens in Alaska to get funded this year.
Good news, Alaskans: Your emus are legal now
Pike Ainsworth was inspired to raise emus in Alaska after learning about emu farmers in Maine and British Columbia. He ordered some eggs and managed to hatch one.
Troopers seize fentanyl in Moose Pass, as busts and overdoses rise around the state
A couple driving from Seward to Nikiski were arrested Nov. 4 in Moose Pass, when an Alaska State Trooper discovered over 150 fentanyl pills and other narcotics in their car.
In Kenai Peninsula wood-stacking contest, you’re supposed to bribe the judge
People who live in Cooper Landing and Moose Pass take a little extra care when they stockpile their firewood for the winter — because they know they’re going to be judged.
After fat bear fraud, 747 again crowned chunky champion
For the second time in three years, the jumbo jet-sized 747 has been crowned champion of Fat Bear Week.
‘Our school is taking a dive’: Nikolaevsk parents push for a charter school
The isolated village of Nikolaevsk was founded by Russian Old Believers.
Cooper Landing group takes trapping setback proposals to Board of Game
Winter trapping season is starting up again next month, and a group of Cooper Landing residents that have long wanted to make trails safer for their dogs are still working to create regulations on trapping in recreational areas.
It’s that time of year again: Katmai’s Fat Bear Week is back
The competition began in 2014, and has grown into a national phenomenon.
Speed limit goes up on 20-mile stretch of Sterling Highway
The speed limit increases from 55 to 65 heading east on the Sterling Highway, near the turn on to Skilak Lake Road.
Nikiski man charged with murder in his mother’s death
Alaska State Troopers arrested 20-year-old River Aspelund on Tuesday after finding 49-year-old Jeryl Bates dead at their shared home.
The Kenai Peninsula’s only strip club will be demolished this week after 50 years of operation
Owner Charlie Cunningham said there’s not as much money in the strip club as there used to be.