KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening News — July 16, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published July 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM AKDT

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Soldotna agrees to spend around one million dollars on city projects this budget year. Processors are paying more for commercial salmon this year. Plus, Alaska Native tribes in Southcentral partner with the federal government to advance mariculture and agriculture.

KDLL Evening Newscast

Ashlyn O'Hara

Prior to joining KDLL's news team in May 2024, O'Hara spent nearly four years reporting for the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai. Before that, she was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a statehouse reporter for the Columbia Missourian and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. You can reach her at aohara@kdll.org

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