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.”

AK DOT said Utility crews are currently completing final punch-list work and transferring communication services from old lines to newly installed infrastructure.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the fishery will be open 24 hours per day beginning at 11 p.m. Tuesday and continuing through 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2026.

Central Emergency Services officially opened its new Station 1 on Friday marking the completion of a years-long project aimed at expanding emergency response capabilities for the growing central Kenai Peninsula.

Troopers identified the woman who died in the crash as Karen Bronga, 64, of Anchorage.

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