Schools across Alaska are being invited to celebrate healthy, drug-free choices through the third annual Red Ribbon Week Door Decorating Contest.

The Department of Natural Resources issued a preliminary decision Thursday supporting the no-cost conveyance of the state-owned land, located about 23 miles northeast of Homer near the head of Kachemak Bay.

The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Ted Stevens on Saturday, in Whittier, bringing the first Navy ship named for the late Alaska senator into active service.

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

An orphaned Pacific walrus calf found alone on a beach in northern Alaska is now receiving around-the-clock care at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

Motorists traveling the Kenai Spur Highway should expect delays on Friday as paving work continues between Strawberry Road and Ross Street.

South Korean officials say any participation in Alaska LNG remains dependent on the project demonstrating commercial viability and satisfying Korea’s domestic legal requirements.

The annual gathering brought members of multiple fire personnel associations to Kenai for hands-on classes, conference sessions, and organizational meetings.

Permits allow residents to collect up to five cords of firewood for personal, non-commercial use, with cutting allowed in designated areas.

The DOT&PF crack seal crew is expected to work on Bridge Access Road through next week, weather permitting.