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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.

Each household can cut down a tree, as long as it's shorter than 20 feet and is harvest with a hand tool, like an ax or saw. The Refuge is open for tree cutting until Christmas day.

The nonprofit Cooper Landing Emergency Services has a critical lack of volunteers. EMS Chief Clay Adam says it's because Cooper Landing doesn't offer enough affordable housing for young families.

The tall, flightless birds are a surprising source of meat, categorized as poultry. An Anchor Point man named Pike Ainsworth worked for three years to add emus to the state's so-called Clean List of legal live game.

The Homer Police Department is hosting a series of presentations called "Parenting in the Digital Age" this spring to raise awareness about youth online safety, privacy and mental health.

The rates of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are rising across the country. But the signs and symptoms of dementia vary widely from person to person, and it can be difficult for family and caregivers to understand the experience. A virtual dementia tour seeks to bridge the divide by putting people in the shoes of someone experiencing dementia.

The Homer Police Department is hosting another women’s self-defense course this weekend, after a class last fall saw an outpouring of interest from women across the Kenai Peninsula.

Sockeye salmon are forecasted to return somewhat stronger this year in the Upper Cook Inlet. But the forecast comes as state fisheries managers have closed King salmon sport fishing and the east side set net fishery altogether this summer, amid a continuing trend of declining runs in the region.

The nonprofits Hospice of Homer and Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska are putting on four events in Homer this week to raise awareness and provide support for residents with Alzheimer’s disease, and related disabilities, as well as their caregivers.

An estimated 675 Kenai Peninsula students participated in two days of ice fishing as part of Fish and Game's salmon in the classroom program.