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On the Kenai, a cabin tests the river's 50-foot buffer
As peak season packs the Kenai, a company wants to build a cabin inside the 50-foot buffer that keeps development off the river's salmon-bearing banks.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula, Alaska
A fishing trip meant to help troubled teens ended in violence at a Kasilof cabin
Troopers say a teen set a sleeping man on fire at a Kasilof cabin during a treatment-program fishing trip. The man survived; the teen faces felony charges.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAIKasilof, Alaska
Wisconsin man cited for lifting king salmon on Anchor River
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited a 19-year-old Wisconsin man for lifting a king salmon from the Anchor River and releasing it, violating an active Emergency Order requiring all kings to stay in the water.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min readAIAnchor River, Alaska
K-Beach Rd closed at Mile 3 near Kasilof after Monday collision
A motor vehicle collision closed Kalifornsky Beach Road at Mile 3 near Kasilof on Monday afternoon, with several emergency vehicles on scene. The Alaska 511 alert was active from 12:10 p.m. to approximately 2:09 p.m. AKDT on June 29.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAIKasilof, Alaska
Blake Gettys Builds LG Bid Around Personal Survival Story
Getty tries to tell Alaskans about his bio. Hughes has not been shown in the top four in any publicly available poll.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula, Alaska
Alaska Charges 15 in $1.8 Million Medicaid Fraud Sweep
Alaska has charged 15 people in five Medicaid fraud cases totaling $1.8 million — though every count is, for now, an allegation no court has tested.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAIAlaska
Russian River Sanctuary opens Thursday as sockeye goal met
Russian River Sanctuary opens for sport fishing Thursday after Alaska Fish and Game confirmed early-run sockeye escapement goal will be met, with 7,512 fish counted at the weir through June 16.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula, Alaska
Kenai's quiet stake in the gas-line bill
Only Kenai Borough's school-funding bill changes under the gas-line tax legislation — but the state's own modeling says the increase might sunset before it ever lands.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula, Alaska
State confirms narrow lanes, pilot-car delays on Seward Highway through summer
Alaska Department of Transportation is narrowing lanes and running pilot-car escorts on the Seward Highway between milepost 25.5 and 36 through summer to rehabilitate a 10.5-mile segment near Kenai Lake and Moose Pass.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAISeward Highway and Glenn Highway in Southcentral Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Disability Pride Celebration set for July 18 in Soldotna
Kenai Peninsula Disability Pride Celebration comes to Soldotna Creek Park on July 18, 2026, marking the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with community organizations and local voices.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAISoldotna, Alaska
North Slope, Kenai mayors negotiate gas line property tax as House Finance delays bill deadline
North Slope Borough Mayor Patkotak and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Micciche negotiated property tax terms for the Alaska LNG project as the House Finance Committee delayed its amendment deadline to allow talks to continue.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min readAIJuneau, Alaska
Silver Bay applies for a dock right in front of competitor Snug Harbor
Silver Bay is putting a dock right in front of Snug Harbor's waterfront on the Kasilof. Competition is the substance.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAIKasilof River, Alaska
Anchor Point Man Arrested After Assault, Vehicle Theft
Guy Foreman, 45, of Anchor Point was arrested April 28 on charges of vehicle theft, assault and driving with a suspended license after allegedly assaulting someone and stealing their vehicle.
by Alaska Newsadded 1mo ago2 min readAIAnchor Point, Happy Valley
Kenai Peninsula: Two Major Rivers Closed Through Mid-July
Alaska closed Anchor River and Deep Creek to all fishing through July 15 to protect king salmon. Gear restrictions apply through end of July on these and other Kenai Peninsula streams. This is the third straight year of major king salmon fishing limits in the region.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAIKenai Peninsula
Red Flag Warning covers Southwest Alaska through Wednesday
Red Flag Warning covers Southwest Alaska through Wednesday evening due to warm, dry, windy conditions that could spread fires rapidly. Residents must avoid open burning and spark-producing work like chainsaws and lawnmowers.
by Alaska Newsadded 3w ago2 min readAIAlaska
Alaska residents share bear and moose encounters as spring wildlife season begins
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula
Senate Finance weighs Alaska LNG tax worth $124M a year — and whether it's enough for host communities
Governments are making compromises on the amount of property tax they'll receive - not all are happy about it
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min readAIJuneau, AK, USA
Bank of America Files Four Debt Suits Against Kenai Residents in One Day
Bank of America filed four debt collection lawsuits against Kenai Peninsula residents on May 5, 2026, part of a pattern of collection activity that raises questions about whether the bank is pursuing debts it may have already sold.
by Alaska Newsadded 1mo ago1 min readAIKenai
Anchor River Chinook Peak Shifts Two Weeks Later, Data Shows
Anchor River Chinook salmon runs now peak approximately 12 days later than historical patterns, shifting from mid-June to late June and early July according to ADFG data analyzed by local residents.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula
Vance-Johnson rematch gives southern Kenai Peninsula a cleaner House race
Rep. Sarah Vance faces a rematch against nonpartisan Brent Johnson in House District 6 on the southern Kenai Peninsula after a third Republican candidate split the vote in 2024.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula
Kenai Peninsula CTE students achieve 97% graduation rate
Career and technical education students in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District achieved a 97% graduation rate, with 32% of successful students economically disadvantaged, demonstrating how hands-on career training keeps Alaska students engaged and employed in-state.
by Alaska Newsadded 2mo ago4 min readAIJuneau, Alaska
North Slope pipeline company seeks to double metering capacity at TAPS
Kuparuk Transportation Company asked Alaska regulators to nearly double metering capacity at a key North Slope pipeline pump station, from 360,000 to 634,000 barrels per day, to handle crude from new oil fields coming online.
by Alaska Newsadded 3w ago1 min readAIAlaska
ADF&G opens youth-only king salmon fisheries on Kenai Peninsula
ADF&G opens youth-only king salmon fisheries at Ninilchik River on June 3 and Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on June 6, with loaner rods and staff support, while broader Kenai Peninsula king fishing remains closed to protect wild stocks.
by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula
Smokejumpers hit new holdover fire near Allakaket as July 4 weekend nears
Smokejumpers deployed to a new holdover fire near Allakaket as fire managers warn the Kenai Peninsula faces the highest fire danger heading into the July 4 weekend.
by Alaska News4h ago1 min readAIInterior Alaska and Kenai Peninsula
Kenai River Flats access project nears July 1 opening
A new elevated walkway and river-access stairs at Kenai River Flats wayside will fully open July 1, finishing a State Parks project funded by Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council money.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAIKenai River Flats, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
A widely felt quake rattled Southcentral Alaska on Saturday
A magnitude 4.2 quake near Hope shook Anchorage and the Kenai on Saturday night. Early estimates ran higher, but the reviewed magnitude is small, and no damage was reported.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min readAIKenai Peninsula, Alaska
A coho cap could close Cook Inlet's sockeye season early, fishermen warn
Cook Inlet boats are after sockeye, but the coho they catch by accident could shut the whole season — at a limit the feds set below their own scientists' advice.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAICook Inlet, Alaska
Anchor River, Deep Creek closed through mid-July as king salmon returns fall short
Alaska closed Anchor River and Deep Creek to all fishing through July 15 due to weak king salmon returns on the Lower Kenai Peninsula, with gear restrictions continuing through July 31.
by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago1 min readAISouthern Kenai/Lower Cook Inlet
