Last Saturday, July 11th, the Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks held the 2026 Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic, a race held annually as a fundraiser to bring awareness to the park trails lost to overgrowth. This year’s race was a new route along trails recently cleared by Friends volunteers. Emilie Springer spoke with Friends volunteer Silas Firth for more details and results from this year’s race.
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Alaska State Troopers say 31-year-old Jonas Perletti sexually abused a family friend in a private residence when she was 14.
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Dr. Karen Davis O’Hara most recently served as executive dean of a Sierra College campus in California.
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State law already gives cities the authority to ban people from public property in certain cases. But Soldotna does not have a formal internal process outlining how and when someone should be trespassed.
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Families packed the streets of Kenai last weekend to celebrate America's 250th birthday at the city's annual Fourth of July parade.
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