Sabine Poux, KDLL - Soldotna
A tidal energy project could power machinery at Port MacKenzie
The company hopes it can harness the inlet's strong tides to power machinery at Port MacKenzie, across Knik Arm from Anchorage.
Officials expect to reopen Lowell Point Road on June 1, nearly a month after Seward landslide
The road is Lowell Point's only way to drive out of the community.
Soldotna Planned Parenthood to close at the end of May
The Soldotna center has been around for about 30 years, administering birth control, STD testing and other services.
Crews contain Cooper Landing fire as dry season continues
The state has put a burn ban in place for the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak.
Reality TV star accused of illegally hunting bears in Alaska
The charges say Harvey Neil "Blaine" Anthony featured two illegal black bear kills from within Kenai Fjords on his show.
Geothermal company looks to Augustine Volcano as a source of renewable energy
The company is already prospecting for energy at Mount Spurr, 40 miles west of Tyonek.
State forecasts record sockeye run in Bristol Bay and below-average harvests in Cook Inlet
Alaska fishermen could see a record sockeye salmon harvest of 74 million fish this year, most of which will come from Bristol Bay.
Trailer fire destroys mail bound for Kenai Peninsula
The driver was coming from Anchorage when he noticed in his side view mirror his trailer was engulfed in flames.
Millions of Alaska-bound honeybees die at Atlanta airport
Soldotna beekeeper Sarah McElrea said the loss is devastating.
Counting clams: Fish and Game surveys Cook Inlet beaches in hopes of reopening to clammers
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game could reopen the razor clam fisheries in Ninilchik and Clam Gulch for the first time since 2014.
Beetle-killed trees raise safety concerns at Kenai Peninsula campgrounds
Spruce beetles, which resurge every few years in the region, eat away at trees and weaken them, making them more prone to toppling.
Court upholds hunting and bear baiting restrictions for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
The so-called “Kenai Rule” placed restrictions on hunting and trapping in the 2-million-acre refuge.
For Alaska public defenders, Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation was doubly historic
When she's sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. She'll also be the first justice who's worked as a public defender.
All bets are in for Nenana Ice Classic
Each ticket is one guess for when the ice on the Tanana River in Interior Alaska will break, moving the tripod that’s planted inside the ice and stopping the clock inside.
There’s no organization uniting the Alaska Railbelt’s electrical utilities. One group just applied to be the first.
Utilities along Alaska’s Railbelt could soon be united under one umbrella organization.
Copper River Seafoods no longer buying Cook Inlet salmon amid declining harvests
Copper River Seafoods is ending its run in the old Snug Harbor Seafood plant, leaving one major salmon processor in the area.
Veteran Alaska journalist Jay Barrett dies at 60
His first ever broadcasts were in his hometown of Dillingham, where he announced high school basketball games as a kid.
Volunteers help monitor Cook Inlet’s endangered belugas
Each spring, trained volunteers perch on the Kenai and Kasilof bluffs and along Turnagain Arm. They’re trying to spot belugas and record observations to help researchers learn more about why the population isn’t rebounding.
Hilcorp fined for its response to Cook Inlet and North Slope leaks
The Environmental Protection Agency said the oil and gas company took twice as long as it was allowed to monitor potential gas and chemical leaks from its Beaver Creek Unit facility near Nikiski.
Charlie Pierce picks Edie Grunwald as running mate in Alaska governor’s race
In her appearance alongside Pierce on Saturday, Grunwald said she wanted to purge ineligible voters from participating in elections.