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Three Alaska breweries and wineries are suing the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office director and the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board over restrictions on offering live entertainment.
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Homer Electric Association’s elections wrapped up last week. Directors are tasked with steering the electric co-op through a potential Cook Inlet gas shortage in the next few years and transitioning to other sources of energy, while keeping rates stable for its 25,000-plus members. KBBI checked in with District 3 incumbent Jim Levine, who will continue to represent the southern Kenai Peninsula on the HEA board.
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The U.S. Coast Guard seized 117 pounds of illegally caught fish near Homer on Wednesday. The law enforcement team from the USCG Cutter Naushon discovered the halibut aboard an unidentified commercial Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) halibut boat, according to a press release from the Coast Guard. The halibut, which was not documented in the vessel’s logbook, was also fileted so the size and number of fish couldn’t be determined.
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On the southern peninsula, where Hilcorp does lots of oil and gas exploration, not all private property owners are content to lease the company their mineral rights. Some of Hilcorp’s neighbors in Ninilchik are rejecting the company’s offers for the gas beneath their land.
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The reopening of the fishery this summer was just a temporary fix. And once again, UCIDA and the feds are at odds over what comes next.
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Oil and gas company Marathon Petroleum said global instability is complicating its plans on the Kenai Peninsula.
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The new Three Bears location in Sterling is slated to open on Friday, Aug. 5.Construction delays pushed the original opening back more than a year. But the Wasilla-based company says it hopes everything will be good to go Friday at the new location — which will include a grocery store, gas station, liquor store, convenience store, and Ace Hardware store.
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Global markets unsettled by the war in Ukraine have bumped up gas prices and disrupted energy supply chains in the U.S. and abroad.Boosters of the long sought Alaska Liquified Natural Gas project say those same factors make it the perfect time to invest in their plan to build their $39 billion dollar project.
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Last week, the White House announced U.S. gas prices had been on the decline for over a month, marking some of the fastest price declines in a decade, but while gas prices across the nation have been steadily decreasing since they peaked in mid-June, Alaska drivers haven’t been so lucky.
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Several businesses on the Kenai Peninsula are experiencing stock shortages as a result of supply chain issues.
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Summer tourists have been the primary drivers of Homer's local economy and lodging options for decades.City officials say many local homes are only available for short-term leases, which essentially makes it impossible for people looking for longer-term affordable housing to find it.
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Money from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is helping Alaska with a myriad of different projects — from bluff stabilization in Kenai to port improvements in Nome.The funds are also going to help the Alaska Energy Authority build out a corridor of electric vehicle fast-chargers along the road system, which it hopes will make it easier for current and future EV users to get around the state.