Jamie Diep

The state corporation spearheading an effort to build a $44 billion natural gas pipeline between the North Slope and Nikiski says it's finalizing an agreement with a private company to lead the project. Alaska State Troopers arrested a former candidate for the Homer City Council last Saturday for several charges including arson. The 34th Alaska Legislature starts this month.

A vehicle collided with a school bus carrying 27 students Tuesday afternoon near Soldotna. Alaska's transportation department is on track to get more than $1 million to minimize avalanche risks to Seward Highway drivers.

The 34th Alaska Legislature doesn't convene until Jan. 21. But some state lawmakers are already getting to work. Next month will be the last time a Maersk-branded vessel stops in Alaska.

Internet and phone service provider SpitWSpots experienced an extended outage earlier this month. Human-fueled climate change is making natural disasters like floods and landslides in Alaska more common and destructive.

KBBI News Director Jamie Diep spoke with Haven House leadership, including Executive Director Lindsey Collins, CAC manager Meghan Pollack, shelter manager Leslie Scroggin, prevention coordinator Marcee Gray and board chair Britt Huffman.

The federal Office of Subsistence Management has a new director with ties to the Bristol Bay region. This month's installation at the Kenai Art Center is focused on pieces that create the illusion of movement.

The Homer City Council will consider buying property next to Karen Hornaday Park at its next meeting. A fee exemption for certain vessels in Homer Harbor will stay in place for another year. The largest juried photography show in Alaska has made its way to Kenai Peninsula College.

The Alaska Department of health reported an unvaccinated adult displayed measles symptoms while traveling back to the state.

The Alaska Department of Health reported an unvaccinated adult displayed measles symptoms while traveling back to the state.

The Alaska Board of Education and Early Development released a draft statewide cell phone policy during their meeting today. Kodiak is joining a growing list of school districts across Alaska considering closing a school. Within hours of returning to the country's highest office Monday, President Donald Trump formalized his support for the $44 billion Alaska LNG Project. More than 50 people gathered in Homer Saturday for the annual “Women's March on Homer.”