U.S. Senator Mark released the following statement today in response to the Department of Energy granting long term authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) by vessel from the proposed Alaska LNG Project in the Nikiski Area of the Kenai Peninsula to Free Trade Agreement Nations. “This is great news for Alaska’s economy and another step […]
Soldotna-based Alaska State Troopers reported on Tuesday, that after a two-month investigation into a Kenai man that was reported to have had sexually abused an 8-year-old child, they have arrested the suspect. Troopers reported that they arrested 26-year-old Genady Basargin of Kenai on Wednesday November 12th. Basargin was charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor as […]
Kodiak, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located and rescued two overdue boaters in the vicinity of Harriet Point, near Kenai, Sunday afternoon. The aircrew located the men in good condition and transported them aboard the helicopter to awaiting family members in Kenai. A family member reported the boaters overdue […]
With the public hearing in Soldotna last night, the public comment period on the proposal to close the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Brown Bear hunting season on the Kenai Peninsula comes to an end. In a release yesterday, the Governor’s office said, “Federal land managers have again proposed limiting Alaskans’ access to a state resource, the […]