The Kenai City Council is moving forward with discussions on residential property tax relief after residents urged officials to address the impact of rising property values on homeowners at Wednesday’s city council meeting.

The Alaska Marine Highway System has opened reservations for its 2026-27 winter schedule, covering travel from Oct. 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027.

The fire was reported around 9 p.m. and appeared to originate in an upstairs apartment above the restaurant.

The greenhouse grows vegetables, plant starts, flowers, and herbs, while the store sells eggs from local producers along with gardening and agricultural supplies.

A Sterling man was arrested for driving under the influence following a two-vehicle collision on the Sterling Highway on Tuesday, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game is planning another deer transplant effort on the Kenai Peninsula after monitoring the first group of relocated Sitka black-tailed deer released near Port Chatham in 2025.

Patrol troopers from Anchor Point were joined by undercover investigators from Soldotna, Anchorage, and the Mat-Su Valley.

The ordinance would authorize the City to accept a $525k Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development along with a $250k contribution from KPHI.

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has joined Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., in introducing legislation that would create a Secretary of the U.S. Coast Guard position.

The policy is aimed at reducing the amount of time students spend on school-issued devices in favor of more direct instruction from teachers.