A former Homer judge charged with perjury made her first court appearance Friday morning, to a packed courtroom of advocates who believe there is widespread corruption in the Alaska Court System; some Alaska lawmakers are holding out hope for a groundswell of support to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s line-item budget veto on public school funding; and the Kodiak Island Borough School District is figuring out how to cut about $2 million from its budget.

Two Kodiak groups teamed up and held a town hall meeting last weekend to solicit public opinion about bears in the community. A Kenai theater group is in the midst of a production of “The Lion King,” with a cast of more than 40 young people from the Central Peninsula.

A Kenai theater group is in the midst of a production of “The Lion King,” with a cast of more than 40 young people from the Central Peninsula; and last year was the biggest year on record for one Dungeness crab fishery in the Bering Sea, but biologists in Unalaska aren’t sure how long this crab boom will last.

A man accused of sexually assaulting two Soldotna women after breaking into their homes was caught in Western Alaska last week, and is charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of burglary. Last year was the biggest year on record for one Dungeness crab fishery in the Bering Sea, but biologists in Unalaska aren’t sure how long this crab boom will last. The Forest Service plans to build new public use cabins on the northern Kenai Peninsula within the Chugach National Forest, and is seeking public comment on the proposed locations.

Celebrating summer and local radio, KBBI’s annual Concert on the Lawn returns to Karen Hornaday Park; the Forest Service plans to build new public-use cabins on the northern Kenai Peninsula within the Chugach National Forest, and is seeking public comment on the proposed locations; and a man accused of sexually assaulting two Soldotna women after breaking into their homes was caught in Western Alaska last week, and is charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of burglary.

On the Sterling Highway, a bypass project promises to reroute traffic around the community of Cooper Landing, and build the longest single-span bridge in the state. But the project’s manager says a lack of legislative funding could mean significant delays. Alaska State Trooper personnel and equipment traveled from Soldotna to Seward Monday evening with lights and sirens blaring. A spokesperson, however, says there was never any threat to public safety, and the troopers were on their way to provide backup to an arrest. Celebrating summer and local radio, KBBI’s annual Concert on the Lawn returns to Karen Hornaday Park.

While most residents were celebrating CrabFest last month, a few Kodiak residents were out saving marine mammals; Alaska State Trooper personnel and equipment traveled from Soldotna to Seward Monday with lights and sirens blaring, a spokesperson, however, says there was never any threat to public safety, and the troopers were on their way to provide backup to an arrest; on the Sterling Highway, a bypass project promises to reroute traffic around the community of Cooper Landing, and build the longest single-span bridge in the state.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a significant veto of school funding for the state’s budget today. That veto impacts funds that were critical to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which cut many positions in light of a budget deficit. Now, the district will have to figure out if they can bring those jobs back. While most residents were celebrating CrabFest last month, a few Kodiak residents were out saving marine mammals. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Katmai National Park and Preserve early Sunday morning just across the Shelikof Strait from Kodiak Island.

A University of Alaska Fairbanks lead research team has found the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing in the Americas; a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Katmai National Park and Preserve early Sunday morning – just across the Shelikof Strait from Kodiak Island; and Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a significant veto of school funding for the state’s budget Monday.

At least two Alaska Department of Corrections staff members have faced charges in recent months for bringing opioid addiction recovery medication into correctional facilities on the Kenai Peninsula. Two bills to advance renewable energy in Alaska stalled in the state Legislature this year, but an alternative energy advocate thinks they have a good chance of becoming law in 2024.