A man was arrested early Saturday morning in Anchorage on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement with attempted enticement of a minor, attempted production of child pornography and possession of child pornography depicting a minor under 12 years of age.

Registration permits are now available for the Kenai Peninsula brown bear hunt, with the fall season opening on August 10.

The Kenai Waterfront Revitalization proposal was reintroduced during the latest Kenai City Council Meeting on August 2nd. The ordinance (3366-2023) seeks to increase estimated revenues and general fund appropriations to complete rezoning of the waterfront area as identified in the 2022 Kenai Waterfront Revitalization Assessment.

A vehicular assault and shooting in Nikiski early Saturday morning led to a power outage for an entire neighborhood, and a K9 manhunt which spanned several hours.

Due to ongoing wildland fire activity associated with the Lost Horse Creek Fire, the Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern Interior Field Office is evacuating and closing the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area surrounding the Wickersham Dome Trailhead at mile 28 Elliott Highway. The closure will be effective after midnight tonight and will remain until September 1, unless modified.

A resolution to ask Kenai Peninsula Borough voters if they would like a change to the regular borough election date was voted down by the borough assembly at their meeting on August 1st.

The KSRM News Department has compiled some top headlines of the week.

A police chase involving the Kenai police, and a bus driven by a minor ended in Nikiski when the bus crashed, rolling over on the side of the road.