Mayor Paul Whitney issued a proclamation at a city council meeting on Wednesday, designating June 2026 as “Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month” in the City of Soldotna.

The fog band has moved inland, affecting portions of the Sterling Highway from Soldotna and Kenai southward to near Homer.

A 15-minute vehicle pursuit through the heart of Soldotna ended with the arrest of two Anchorage residents on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges Monday evening, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

The world’s longest snowmachine race will expand into three additional Alaska communities after federal approvals cleared the way for a new Iron Dog race route through portions of Western and Interior Alaska.

The wage increase marks the second step in a series of scheduled raises approved by Alaska voters.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it is opening a limited catch-and-release sport fishery for king salmon on the Anchor River near Homer under existing management guidelines.

The fog has moved inland across portions of the Sterling Highway, affecting communities from Soldotna and Kenai south through Anchor Point.

The delayed regulations stem from actions taken during the Board of Fisheries’ Statewide Finfish and Supplemental Issues, Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands/Chignik Finfish, and Bristol Bay Finfish meetings.

A Soldotna man is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after Alaska State Troopers say he rammed several vehicles, assaulted witnesses, and fled into nearby woods following a series of crashes Monday afternoon.

On June 8th, the State Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the remains as 39-year-old Derek Berry of Soldotna.