Earlier this month, Homer residents took part in the annual Christmas Bird Count, a citizen science project organized by the National Audubon Society; and travelers on the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Columbia got an unexpected Christmas present on a recent trip from Bellingham to Southeast Alaska: Wi-Fi.

Southeast Alaska’s commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on February 17, and the Anchorage Museum will launch a new fellowship next year designed to support artists in Alaska and the Circumpolar North.

Southeast Alaska’s commercial golden king crab and Tanner crab fisheries will open on February 17. The Anchorage Museum will launch a new fellowship next year designed to support artists in Alaska and the Circumpolar North.

The spirit of Santa is one that lives in children across many cultures and many peoples, and the small, Northwest Arctic community of Deering sits about 60 miles south of Kotzebue.

Marathon Petroleum recently announced a donation of $50,000 to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank; and the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank and other local nonprofits are experiencing an increase in clients served around the holidays.

Marathon Petroleum recently announced a donation of $50,000 to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, and the Kenai Peninsula is home to a number of nonprofit organizations.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries has tweaked some regulations related to trawl bycatch in the Prince William Sound pollock fishery; and the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday recognized outstanding people and businesses on the central Kenai Peninsula.

Late last week, power outages left thousands of Homer Electric Association members in the dark, including the region’s South Peninsula Hospital, and the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday recognized outstanding people and businesses on the central Kenai Peninsula.

Late last week, power outages left thousands of Homer Electric Association members in the dark, including the region’s South Peninsula Hospital. International shipping and logistics giant Maersk is ceasing operations in Alaska by February. Terminals in Dutch Harbor and Kodiak are on the chopping block. The holiday season wouldn’t be the same without music. That’s why the Soldotna Public Library hosted a mini concert this week featuring an ensemble of local musicians.

A motorist is being treated for severe hypothermia after their vehicle was found in the Kenai River. Kodiak’s largest seafood processing plant has a new owner. Housing is tight on the Kenai Peninsula, especially for renters.