Following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake near Sand Point Saturday night, alerts about a potential tsunami hit phones all over the Kenai Peninsula and triggered sirens in Homer; and after losing several sources of funding and its executive director last month, the Soldotna Senior Center is working to adjust to financial losses and rebuild trust with the community, according to new center leadership.

Kenai Peninsula voters could have the chance to weigh in on a change to local elections, which would move municipal voting to the same date as state elections in November; and the most popular dipnet fishery in the state opened last week at the mouth of the Kenai River. Although the fishing has been off to a slow start, KDLL’s Riley Board went down to the beach to talk to dip-netters who have found success in the early days of the opening.

Wrangell’s Search and Rescue helped recover six people from a grounded boat Tuesday. The boat, which was about six miles south of Wrangell, was left aground by a rapidly dropping tide. Alaska’s wildfire season remains on track to be slowest on record.

Wrangell’s Search and Rescue helped recover six people from a grounded boat Tuesday; and Alaska is one of the only places in the world where peony flowers grow in the summer months, but the unusually cold, wet weather this year is delaying the blooms by weeks.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is officially supporting a proposed statewide rule that would bar trans girls from women’s high school sports, per a resolution passed at its meeting Tuesday night. Alaska is one of the only places in the world where peony flowers grow in the summer months, but the unusually cold, wet weather this year is delaying the blooms by weeks.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is officially supporting a proposed statewide rule that would bar trans girls from women’s high school sports, per a resolution passed at its meeting Tuesday night; and a male sandhill crane that was shot with an arrow off East End Road in Homer has been rescued and reunited with its colts, according to Kachemak Crane Watch.

The Kenai Peninsula School District’s Board of Education Monday night voted to draw on its savings to balance its budget for the 2024 fiscal year. A former Soldotna teacher and union president was arraigned yesterday, where he pleaded not guilty to 61 counts, including sexual abuse of a minor, exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography. A male sandhill crane that was shot with an arrow off East End Road in Homer has been rescued and reunited with its colts, according to Kachemak Crane Watch.

The Kenai Peninsula School District’s Board of Education last night voted to draw on its savings to balance its budget for the 2024 fiscal year; a former Soldotna teacher and union president was arraigned today, where he pleaded not guilty to 61 counts, including sexual abuse of a minor, exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography; and Homer's Pier One Theatre is celebrating 50 years of plays, musicals, and fun.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is deciding whether to back a proposed rule to ban trans girls from women's high school sports teams, after that rule advanced at a statewide school board meeting in Soldotna last month. Two new pharmacy-related bills were signed into law by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in Soldotna last Thursday. Homer's iconic Pier One Theatre is gearing up to commemorate an astounding milestone this summer: 50 years of captivating audiences with live local plays, enchanting musicals, and a myriad of unforgettable performances.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is deciding whether to back a proposed rule to ban trans girls from women's high school sports teams, after that rule advanced at a statewide school board meeting in Soldotna last month; seaweed from Alaska’s beaches makes really great plant fertilizer; and two new pharmacy-related bills were signed into law by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in Soldotna last Thursday.