The 2023 mountain goat season begins August 1 with a new regulation for Southeast Alaska goat hunters. Hunters are now required to take an online mountain goat identification quiz before hunting goats in Southeast Alaska, whether hunting with a registration or draw permit.

The Alaska State Troopers received a search and rescue request Friday, July 14th, at approximately 7pm from Elizabeth and Sonny Cooper who were stranded on the Black Creek Trail in the Petersville area.

An Anchorage man was sentenced on July 10, 2023, to six years in prison for possessing stolen firearms in September 2020, while being a twice-convicted felon for separate burglaries.

An Anchorage man was sentenced yesterday to nine years in federal prison for stealing 22 firearms from an Anchorage gun store in 2019.

The City of Soldotna has provided a notice to the general public regarding the upcoming regular municipal election on October 3rd.

Governor Mike Dunleavy is pleased to announce the appointment of Doug Tansy to the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation’s board of directors.

The newest update to public transportation on the Kenai Peninsula, Kahtnu Area Tansit, is estimated to begin operation by the end of 2023.

Nathan Erfurth, a former Soldotna High School teacher and former Kenai Peninsula Education Association president, was arraigned July 11th at the Kenai Courthouse. Erfurth pleaded not guilty to all counts of sexual abuse of a minor, exploitation of a minor, and possession of child pornography.

As salmon surge into Southcentral fisheries, anglers and dip-netters are reminded to properly dispose of fish waste. Discarding fish waste on public, private property or along roads, pull-offs and trails can attract bears into areas frequented by the public, and result in fines ranging from $300 to $1,000.