After years of moving between food trucks, pop-up shops, and a cafe, a mother-daughter duo opened a new restaurant in Homer earlier this year; and thousands of students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District streamed back into school on Wednesday, kicking off the start of the new school year.

As part of its summer cultural program, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe held a presentation about the history and uses of the atlatl last Friday.

Alaskans finished casting their ballots in the state’s nonpartisan top-four primaries on Tuesday. Preliminary results are in for the state primary, and incumbents are in the lead for House Districts 5 and 6. Preliminary results are in for the state primary, and incumbents are in the lead for House Districts 5 and 6.Killer whales are the world’s largest dolphin and are commonly known for being smart and curious. But they’re also known as opportunistic.

Unofficial primary election results, a Soldotna man was mauled by a brown bear Saturday and Homer Electric Association board of directors approved a contract last week to purchase power from what will someday be the state’s largest solar farm.

A Soldotna man was mauled by a brown bear Saturday while hunting near Resurrection Pass Trail between Hope and Cooper Landing. The Homer Electric Association board of directors approved a contract last week to purchase power from what will someday be the state’s largest solar farm.

A popular cheese shop, bakery and cafe in Soldotna has changed hands, and the Alaska Oil and Gas Association is optimistic about the industry’s future in the state.

The Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program’s fall season for the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers began Thursday; and two Alaska State Troopers are being charged with assault for using unreasonable force while arresting a person in Kenai who they thought was someone else.

Motorcyclists are heading down Main Street in Homer over the past few days, marking the end of the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge, a fundraiser and a nearly 10,000-mile endurance challenge stretching from Florida to Alaska, and many southcentral Alaska forests are dotted with devil’s club, a bush-like plant with thorny stems and large leaves. Alaska Native groups have historically used the plant for medicine, and a recent workshop in Kenai trained youth how to process and harvest the plant.

The Alaska Oil and Gas Association is optimistic about the industry’s future in the state. The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for Lauren LeFree of Homer on Sunday night. Motorcyclists are heading down Main Street in Homer over the next few days, marking the end of the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge, a fundraiser and a nearly 10,000-mile endurance challenge stretching from Florida to Alaska.

The Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program’s fall season for the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers began yesterday, and two Alaska State Troopers are being charged with assault for using unreasonable force while arresting a person in Kenai who they thought was someone else.