A head-on collision on the Sterling Highway near Anchor Point closed the roadway for more than three hours Wednesday afternoon and sent one driver to an Anchorage-area hospital by medical helicopter.

Festival organizers announced that all presale tickets have sold out after drawing attendees from all 50 states and 31 countries, making this year’s event the largest in Salmonfest’s history. However, there are still tickets available at the gate.

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.