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According to troopers, the motorist escaped the vehicle and wandered into traffic on the Sterling Highway. It’s still unclear what caused the accident.

Alaska State Troopers responded to a crash Wednesday just north of the Sterling-Seward Highway interchange. Black ice was observed in the area around the time of the crash.

While the summer months see an influx of people visiting the Kenai Peninsula, it also means increased calls to volunteer first responders. But, a local brewery is helping offset the costs of equipment and services with a popular beer.

The donation-funded department is training a new group of volunteers in basic firefighting. The equipment costs more than $10,000 per person.

The donation-funded department received $4,500 from the Seward Community Foundation to buy water rescue equipment.

Fellow hikers assist man stuck in ravine along popular Cooper Landing trail

Good Samaritans rescue a stranded hiker in Cooper Landing and a preview of candidates appearing on the fall municipal ballot.

Cooper Landing Emergency Services took steps toward becoming a formal service area earlier this summer. Now, the borough mayor is proposing a new plan, that would combine emergency departments across the Eastern Peninsula into one service area.

After years of operating as a volunteer-run non-profit on a tight budget, Cooper Landing emergency responders are excited about the possibility of a formal service area. The borough assembly passed a resolution that will allow area residents to decide for themselves.

There is a lot of snow still on the Kenai Peninsula this spring. We look at three ways that's impacting locals: on roofs, roads and farms.