Homer Electric Association is responding to several large power outages across the Central Peninsula.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie, has announced that he will resign from office to focus on running for Governor of Alaska.

The Amber Alert for Alexis Bane has been cancelled. She was located safe this morning, and the suspect is in Alaska State Trooper custody. The Alaska State Troopers would like to thank all of the Alaskans that called in tips and information.

It opens commercial fishing with drift gillnets in Drift Gillnet Area 1, the Expanded Kenai, Expanded Kasilof, and Anchor Point sections of the Central District from 7AM until 7PM on Thursday, August 4.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Air Quality had issued an air quality advisory for most of South-Central including most areas of the Kenai Peninsula through 2 p.m., Friday July 1st.

ADF&G is liberalizing existing sport fishing regulations at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon and adjacent waters by opening this area to snagging beginning Noon Wednesday, June 29 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 1.

In a graduation ceremony in Sitka 45 new law enforcement officers received their badges Saturday.

Announcement No. 6, which restricts the Northern District set gillnet commercial salmon fishing period on Monday June 27th, 2022, from 12 to 8 hours, for the hours 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Announcement No. 5 opens commercial salmon fishing with set gillnets in the Kasilof Section of the Upper Subdistrict from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Monday, June 27, 2022.

According to the the National Weather Service, heavy snow is likely. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches in Turnagain Pass is possible. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph through Portage Valley.