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Troopers say Sterling woman, 60, fired handgun toward homes during disturbance
Alaska State Troopers arrested a 60-year-old Sterling woman Tuesday, saying she threatened someone at a neighboring home with a handgun and fired it multiple times, once in the direction of several residences.
Troopers responded at about 3:15 pm to a disturbance at a Sterling residence where shots were fired, according to the trooper dispatch. They say the woman had gone to a neighboring residence and threatened someone with the gun, and that she was impaired by alcohol. The dispatch does not mention injuries.
She was arrested on two felony charges and a misdemeanor. Under Alaska law, second-degree weapons misconduct, a class B felony, includes knowingly firing a gun at or toward a home. Third-degree assault, a class C felony, includes recklessly putting someone in fear of imminent serious injury with a dangerous instrument, such as a gun. Fourth-degree weapons misconduct, a class A misdemeanor, includes possessing a gun while impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance.
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October 2026
Missing child found unharmed on family's Sterling property after evening search
A child reported missing in Sterling on Monday was found unharmed on the family's own property after a search that included a thermal drone.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Soldotna man, 33, dies after being found unresponsive in Sterling garage
A Soldotna man, 33, died and a second adult was hospitalized after both were found unresponsive in a Sterling-area garage Saturday. Foul play isn't suspected.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Sterling Highway to close overnight Wednesday between mileposts 45 and 47
Sterling Highway closes overnight Wednesday to Thursday between mileposts 45 and 47 for Cooper Landing bypass construction, the only road connecting western Kenai Peninsula communities to Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
September 2026
Troopers say driver fled at over 100 mph on Sterling Highway, switched seats before arrest
Troopers say a driver fled at over 100 mph on the Sterling Highway, took two PIT maneuvers to stop and swapped seats with his passenger just before the end.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Troopers say Sterling driver failed to stop and had heroin after a short pursuit
Troopers say a Sterling driver wouldn't stop, led a short chase that ended at a residence and had heroin in his wallet. He faces a felony drug charge.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Troopers seize 4.5 ounces of suspected heroin after Sterling traffic stop
Troopers say they found 4.5 ounces of suspected heroin and two guns in a truck near Sterling, charging the driver with six counts. He's presumed innocent.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Three Sterling streets end at the river, and the neighbors have had enough
Three Sterling streets dead-end at the Kenai River on public easements, and neighbors report trespass, human waste and an armed confrontation.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom 
August 2026
A fuel break cleared years ago helped keep the Grandview Fire out of Sterling
A fuel break cleared in 2019-20 helped keep the Grandview Fire out of Sterling — a case of wildfire prep paying off, with no injuries and no homes lost.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read
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Troopers arrest Sterling driver on DUI charge after head-on crash at mile 84
A Sterling man faces a DUI charge after his Impala pulled into the path of a northbound pickup on the Sterling Highway at mile 84 on Tuesday evening, injuring the other driver.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A visiting angler was found dead in the Kenai River near Sterling
A 71-year-old Georgia man who came to fish the Kenai River was found dead near a Sterling boat ramp Friday. Troopers say nothing suspicious has been found.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
July 2026
Sterling residents want to tax themselves for recreation
Sterling residents want to tax themselves for recreation. On Aug. 4 the borough sets the date for a public meeting where they can back or fight the plan.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
85 mph on a stretch of road marked for its fatal crashes
Troopers say a Sterling man ran his dirtbike 85 in a 45 — on a stretch of the Sterling Highway flagged for its fatal crashes — then briefly declined to pull over.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Sterling man shoots neighbor's generator, returns armed and drunk, threatens troopers' children
A Sterling man wanted his neighbor's generator. The neighbor said no. Troopers say the generator ended up full of bullet holes.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A busy week on the Kenai brings a run of fishing citations
Four anglers were cited in one morning on the Kenai — three out-of-staters keeping snagged sockeye, and an Anchorage woman dipnetting two days before the season opened.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read
Soldotna man faces federal charges for alleged CSAM purchases via PayPal
A Soldotna man faces federal charges for allegedly purchasing child sexual abuse material through PayPal over two years, with investigators tracing roughly 27 transactions to his account.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 4mo ago2 min read
June 2026
An escaped campfire grew to 89 acres near Sterling — cutting power and closing a road
An unextinguished campfire near Sterling grew to 89 acres, cut power, and closed Swanson River Road. Put out your campfires.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min readFrom 
About Sterling
Sterling is an unincorporated community on the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska, along the Sterling Highway and the Kenai River between Soldotna and Cooper Landing. It has no city government, and its residents have proposed taxing themselves through the borough to pay for recreation.
The Kenai River draws anglers and dipnetters to Sterling, and fishing rules, boat ramps and public access where streets end at the river are recurring questions. The Sterling Highway is the other thread, with crashes, impaired and high-speed driving on stretches marked for fatal collisions, and closures for construction of the Cooper Landing bypass.
The forested country around the community is prone to wildfire, and fuel breaks cleared near Sterling have helped keep fires out of the community. Swanson River Road, which leads to a canoe route, closes when fires burn nearby.
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The Grandview Fire has closed Swanson River Road and burned 30 acres near Sterling
The Grandview Fire is at 30 acres near Sterling. Swanson River Road is closed, the canoe route is offline, no evacuations yet.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read