NTSB investigating Era plane's altitude loss
Federal officials are investigating an Era Alaska flight that dropped about 5,000 feet on Wednesday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTwo face charges in July killing of marijuana grower
Two months after an Anchor Point marijuana grower was shot to death inside his home, an Anchorage couple is behind bars, one man charged with murder and a woman with…Click to Continue »
View ArticleAlaskan asked to be shot to avoid Marine duty, police say
A 19-year-old Alaska man didn't want to return to his Marine Corps battalion after a severe anxiety attack, police say, so he had a friend shoot him in the leg…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTwo women charged in knife wounding of Sterling man
A Sterling man bleeding from his neck escaped from his girlfriend and another woman, who sliced the man with a knife in a plot to scare him Thursday, according to…Click to Continue »
View ArticleHomer mayor vetoes plastic bag ban
The mayor of Homer on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on disposable plastic bags in the Kachemak Bay town.Click to Continue »
View ArticleJack-up rig might have brought invasive organism to Inlet
Although a heavy-lift vessel brought the Endeavour-Spirit of Independence jack-up rig to Cook Inlet waters from Singapore, the rig itself might have carried its own unique -- and possibly living…Click...
View ArticleFamily of woman who vanished still fears, hopes
Valerie Sifsof went missing on a drizzly July night at the summer-green Glacier Creek Campground on the Kenai Peninsula. She's been missing for more than two months. Sifsof's family members…Click to...
View ArticleEra Aviation grounds flights to upgrade cockpit recorders
Era Aviation grounded flights over the weekend after an FAA investigation prompted by a recent incident of altitude loss showed cockpit voice recorders didn't meet regulatory standards.Click to...
View ArticleTalkeetna levee breached; flooding reported
With multiple breaches reported in a levee protecting Talkeetna from the Talkeetna River, parts of the town have flooded and water was still rising on Friday evening.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFloodwaters recede in Talkeetna
Talkeetna residents hardest hit by the flood were busy pumping water out of basements and low-lying first floors Saturday afternoon. The silty, light-brown river water continued to drop away...
View ArticleFlooding takes toll on roads, Alaska Railroad
Water levels in rivers and streams in the Susitna Valley continued to fall on Saturday, but the effects of the latest storm continued to be felt across Southcentral Alaska and…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFlood warning for Kenai River extended
The National Weather Service has extended a flood warning for the Kenai River until 5 p.m. on Thursday. The area included in the warning extends from Kenai Lake to the…Click to Continue »
View ArticleKenai River's neighbors brace for high water
The latest round of widespread flooding to hit Southcentral Alaska is aimed at communities along the Kenai River. On Monday, the National Weather Service extended a flood warning until 5…Click to...
View ArticleFlood warnings still active for Kenai River, western Sound
As flood-stricken residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough continued to clean up Tuesday, those living farther south on the Kenai Peninsula dealt with high water of their own. A flood warning…Click...
View ArticleEra plane makes emergency landing in Homer
An overheating engine forced an Era Aviation plane to make an emergency landing in Homer earlier this week.Click to Continue »
View ArticleSoldotna announces hiring of new police chief
The commander of the Alaska Wildlife Trooper detachment in Soldotna will be the city's new police chief.Click to Continue »
View ArticleState reports spike of chickenpox cases on Peninsula
State health officials say there's been a spike in chickenpox cases on the Kenai Peninsula.Click to Continue »
View ArticleK-Beach Road open after bypass built
State roads officials say Kalifornsky Beach Road has reopened near Soldotna.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMotorcycle crash on Kenai Peninsula sends two to hospital
A pickup truck turned in front of a motorcycle on the Sterling Highway, troopers say.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBluff collapse threatens Kenai couple's property
For three years, Gary and Darlene Kernan have watched water collect on their bluff property in Kenai during heavy rainfall and each spring when the snow melted. But they didn't…Click to Continue »
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