Kenai Peninsula

2 teens rescued after fall on mountain near Whittier

Two teenage hikers were rescued by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter early Sunday after falling from a mountainside in Whittier.

Troopers hike enforcement in safety corridors this weekend

With the start of Memorial Day weekend, Alaska State Troopers are stepping up enforcement in the four safety corridors across the state from now until July 1.

Parnell proclaims June 'Safety Month'

Aggressive dog released amid troopers shot but survives

One of two Alaska state troopers on the trail of a suspected drunken driver shot a dog at a Nikiski home late Monday after it was let out of a house and attacked them, they said.

Young beluga found dead in Kenai tribe's setnet

A 10-foot beluga whale was found dead in early May in an educational gillnet set by the Kenaitze Indian Tribe at the mouth of the Kenai River. Tribal representatives told The Redoubt Reporter the whale might have already died before it got caught in the net.

Officials try new methods to curb pike on Kenai Peninsula

An electric fence and water cannon will be part of an effort this summer to control invasive northern pike in a lake on the Kenai Peninsula.

Group wants to cut number of criminals returning to jail

A new coalition is focusing on ways to reduce the number of repeat criminal offenders in state facilities.

Troopers arrest Kenai man in 2010 fatal crash

Nearly two years after a fatal traffic crash that killed a Washington, D.C., college student on the Sterling Highway outside Homer, Alaska State Troopers arrested a Kenai man and charged him with second-degree murder.

Moving Wall replica taking tour of state

A half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., is coming to Alaska.

Kenai Peninsula rallies to help 'windshield guy'

Dressed in camouflage clothing, and accompanied by his black dog, Yankee, Dave Waldal could be spotted offering his services fixing windshield chips for car owners in the Fred Meyer or O'Reilly Auto Parts parking lots. That came to an end when someone stole a briefcase containing his windshield-repairing tools.

Homer writer finds success with 'sexy, sassy' romance novels

Most new writers would count themselves lucky to publish a novel with a small publisher. Homer writer Jennifer Bernard hit a trifecta with not one but three novels, all published in mass-market paperback by Avon Romance.

Dump truck knocks down utility poles, cutting power to 80 homes

The Homer Electric Association says power was knocked out for nearly eight hours to about 80 homes near Kenai when a dump truck snagged an electric line.

Trial date set for man charged in soldier charity scam

A 52-year-old Kenai man charged with creating a charity for overseas soldiers and keeping most of the donations has pleaded not guilty to fraud and theft.

Boom truck operator dies in fall at Seward small boat harbor

An Icicle Seafoods boom truck tipped while loading a vessel with fishing equipment Tuesday morning in the Seward small boat harbor, killing the 52-year-old operator.

Kenai man accused of running charity scam is indicted

Frank Roach said he was raising money to send deployed soldiers care packages from Alaska. But prosecutors say Roach's Kenai organization, Alaska Veteran Outreach Boxes for Heroes, is a scam and its founder used donations to pay for his own lifestyle.

Homer man dies in construction accident when excavator rolls

Homer police say a 57-year-old man died in a construction accident. KTUU-TV reported David William Boone died at a home off West Hill Road.

Soldotna voters reject purchase of building for visitors center

Soldotna residents have rejected a proposal to buy the Hutchings Auto Group building for $2.1 million to be used as a visitor center.

If built, natural gas pipeline will terminate in Southcentral

A plan for a pipeline bringing North Slope natural gas to major commercial markets officially shifted Wednesday to one that would end in Southcentral Alaska, where the gas would be liquefied for export.

TransCanada will still pitch both pipeline options

State delays Kenai wolf kill intended to lift moose numbers

Alaska game officials say they will study the best way to boost the moose population on the Kenai Peninsula rather than immediately act on a proposal approved by the state Board of Game in January to expand wolf killing.

3 sentenced for vandalizing Nikiski school

Three Nikiski men each received 30 days in jail, or 240 hours of community service in lieu of jail time, and will have to pay restitution for spray-painting a Nikiski school building and some vehicles.

Driver arrested in hit-and-run that injured young girl

Troopers said Sunday they've arrested the driver of a vehicle that struck a young girl Tuesday near Soldotna then kept going.

Nikiski woman killed in 3-vehicle crash

A three-vehicle crash involving two cars and a bus killed a 59-year-old Nikiski woman Saturday on the Kenai Spur Highway.