A jury convicted a Ketchikan high school volleyball coach and teacher of misdemeanor assault and harassment on Friday [May 3], after an incident where he grabbed a then 17-year-old female player by the wrists at a volleyball scrimmage.

A major road in Homer that doubles as a tsunami evacuation route is set to undergo major reconstruction…in 2026; and two former Kenai Peninsula coaches will soon be inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame.

Homer Electric Association members re-elected three board members for a second term last night at the utility’s annual meeting, and a major road in Homer that doubles as a tsunami evacuation route is set to undergo major reconstruction…in 2026, and fishing in federal waters of the Yukon River will be limited to federally qualified subsistence users this year.

As temperatures warm this spring, the Homer Rope Tow prepares to shut down its operations on Ohlson Mountain, northeast of Homer; Homer Electric Association members re-elected three board members for a second term last night at the utility’s annual meeting; and it’s the first week of the month, which means new art installations will be unveiled in Kenai.

In less than a month, an Alaska Native woman will graduate from Columbia University’s Civil Engineering program – a first in the department’s more than 155-year history, and Alaska State Troopers arrested Zasima Martushev two days ago and charged him with possession of child pornography.

A Soldotna educator is in the running for the Reader’s Digest “America’s Favorite Teacher” competition, an annual contest that recognizes teachers who go above and beyond for their students; Alaska State Troopers arrested Zasima Martushev yesterday and charged him with possession of child pornography; and as temperatures warm this spring, the Homer Rope Tow prepares to shut down its operations on Ohlson Mountain, northeast of Homer.

After an Alaska Superior Court decision threw out the state’s correspondence school funding program, the state’s House Judiciary Committee proposed a constitutional amendment that would keep it in place, and the Alaska Senate passed its version of the state’s operating budget Wednesday. The $6 billion general fund budget would provide residents with a combined Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check of around $1,600.

After an Alaska Superior Court decision threw out the state’s correspondence school funding program, the House Judiciary Committee proposed a constitutional amendment that would keep it in place. The University of Alaska and a union representing graduate student workers have reached a tentative contract agreement. The U.S. Coast Guard retired a fleet of helicopters based out of Kodiak in a ceremony last week.

Starting today, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will implement restrictions in the Kasilof River sport fishery, and The Alaska Railroad Company is moving forward with plans to replace a nearly 60-year-old passenger dock in Seward.

The federal government has issued a final ruling on a disputed commercial salmon fishing area in Cook Inlet. The Alaska Railroad Company is moving forward with plans to replace a nearly 60-year-old passenger dock in Seward. Starting tomorrow, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will implement restrictions in the Kasilof River sport fishery. A group of Soldotna Girl Scouts have designed and manufactured a product that can help prevent human-caused wildfires.