Releases individual and public assistance for lost homes, personal belongings and public infrastructure (Palmer) – Governor Michael J. Dunleavy Friday issued a Disaster Declaration for the Matanuska Susitna Borough and Kenai Peninsula Borough for impacts from the McKinley, Deshka Landing, and Swan Lake wildfires. The wildfires have damaged or destroyed an estimated 83 […]
On July 16, Alaska became part of the national measles epidemic when measles was diagnosed in an unvaccinated Kenai Peninsula teenager who acquired the illness while traveling in the Lower 48. Most of us today haven’t experienced measles firsthand and some wonder, “What’s the big deal?” Some people may have forgotten how serious measles […]
Image: Emergency landing location. Google Maps Kenai Air Traffic Control contacted State and Wildlife Troopers at 9:18 pm on Tuesday night and informed them of an emergency landing by a private plane near Trapper Joe Lake. At the time of the initial report, it was not known if anyone had sustained injuries in the […]
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the cause of a fatal ATV crash that occurred in the Sterling area on the Kenai Peninsula that took place on Monday evening. Troopers and Central Emergency Services responded to a location on Robinson Loop in the Higher Ground area at 5:43 pm on Monday night. Unfortunately, 13-year-old Tori […]