U.S. Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado have introduced legislation that would permanently authorize the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs.

ADF&G says observations and sealing records indicate the peninsula’s lynx population remains high enough to support another hunting and trapping season this winter.

ENSTAR President John Sims said the company’s review identified what it believes are “factual inaccuracies” in the commission’s order.

The Seward Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest and a red pickup truck connected to a hit-and-run investigation.

The Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program is now rehabilitating six harbor seal pups after admitting four additional patients over the past several weeks, highlighting what has been a busy rescue season for marine mammal responders across Alaska.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with the event beginning at 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public, although attendees must register in advance.

This Saturday, Aug. 1, from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., a designated section of the lagoon near the entrance to the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit will be reserved for anglers age 15 and younger.

Allen Herrington of Kenai was arrested after arranging a meeting with a girl for sex whom he believed to be 13-years-old.

The Alaska Vocational Technical Center has once again been recognized as one of “America’s top vocational schools,” earning national recognition from USA TODAY and Statista for the second consecutive year.

The community celebrated the 69th Annual Soldotna Progress Days over the weekend, with a lineup of festivities and family-friendly activities, highlighting the theme “Pioneers, Patriots, & Progress.”