Strong winds cause power outages for thousands of Homer Electric Association customers on the central Kenai Peninsula. Plus, teenagers are an increasingly important part of Alaska's workforce.

The Nikiski Post Office reopens after shutting its doors more than two months ago. Alaska set a new visitor record for the tourism season that ended in April. Plus, Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski takes to the Senate floor to call on her congressional colleagues to end the government shutdown.

A Ninilchik group works to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Plus, the final part of a series from the Alaska Desk about food security.

Kenai Peninsula school board members consider three charter school-related proposals. President Donald Trump signs a disaster declaration for Western Alaska. Plus, the third in a four-part series about food security in Alaska.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly overhauls the borough's property tax code. A walrus rehabilitated at the Alaska SeaLife Center will feature in a public television show. Plus, the next installment in a four-part series from the Alaska Desk about food security.

The first in a four-part Alaska Desk series about food security focuses on how communities in the Aleutians keep shelves stocked. Plus, as relief efforts remain underway after a destructive storm in Western Alaska, one Bethel nonprofit focuses on rescuing the region’s canine companions.

Soldotna City Council members will let more residents own chicken hens. Alaska's mental health leaders hope a gubernatorial executive order will reduce red tape around mental health care. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy visits Western Alaska in the wake of a damaging storm.

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tom Begich kicks off a statewide listening tour on the Kenai Peninsula. Plus, a workshop at the annual Elders and Youth Conference focuses on coming of age ceremonies for Alaska Native women.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members will get a raise for the first time in 25 years. The City of Kenai welcomes new elected officials and bids farewell to longtime Mayor Brian Gabriel. Plus, Homer's famous stowaway opossum, Grubby, dies at the Alaska Zoo.

From it's Soldotna hangar, a Bethel-based airline accepts donations and offers flights for Western Alaska residents impacted by a major storm. Plus, a library grant expands access to digital news archives around Alaska.