Kenai Peninsula News

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is on the rise in Alaska. Health officials say the best way to protect yourself is through vaccines.

The building that housed the Homer News since 1987 was sold earlier this week.

Katmai National Park and Preserve’s annual celebration of brown bears gearing up for hibernation kicked off Wednesday morning. Fat Bear Week is a bracket-style competition where twelve chunky bears are pitted against each other for the adoration of online voters.

Central Peninsula Hospital held an educational fair Saturday to recognize cancer’s impact on the community. As part of the event, Central Emergency Services unveiled a shiny new fire truck, which is pink.

Danny Lowry, 55, escaped from officers following a shooting that led to the death of a Seward woman.

Horwath’s attorney says federal prosecutors couldn’t prove that Horwath was acquiring new inventory at the same time that he was selling off the guns left in his store.

Running a marathon is no easy feat. Completing one in all 50 states? Even tougher. On Sunday, an Atlanta man did just that, crossing Alaska off his list with the Kenai River Marathon.

The Seward Community Library & Museum was one of 50 libraries chosen to host the traveling Holocaust exhibit, giving local students the opportunity to learn about Americans’ roles during the Holocaust.

Michele Renee Spiers, 58, and John Eric Hoogland, 68, were charged with multiple counts of misconduct involving controlled substances.

The Friday ruling caps more than five years of work by the city to annex about two-and-a-half acres of land in Ridgeway, Funny River and Kalifornsky into Soldotna city limits.