Simon Lopez

A Kenai man allegedly beaten and arrested by two Alaska State Troopers in a case of mistaken identity is now suing the City of Kenai and one of its police officers; and the Alaska Legislature kicked off a special session Thursday to continue working on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project.

Earlier this month, community members saw a lone harbor seal pup on South Kenai Beach and reported it to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward; Alaska's Copper Ammo Challenge is a program that encourages Alaskan hunters to use copper rather than lead bullets as a health benefit to scavenging animals; and Homer's annual Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference took place last weekend.

Earlier this month, community members saw a lone harbor seal pup on South Kenai Beach and reported it to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward; Alaska's Copper Ammo Challenge is a program that encourages Alaskan hunters to use copper rather than lead bullets as a health benefit to scavenging animals; and Homer's annual Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference took place earlier this month.

The nearly 800 foot “Luminara” docked in Homer today on its way to Whittier Alaska; and earlier this month, the lead developer of a natural gas pipeline megaproject in Alaska took two busloads of current and prospective partners on a site tour of a proposed export terminal in Nikiski.

The nearly 800 foot “Luminara” docked in Homer today on its way to Whittier Alaska; False Pass will soon see a surge in marine traffic as boats head north for the summer salmon seasons, but mariners won't have the normal guidance they're used to when trafficking through the shallow Eastern Aleutian pass that connects the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea; and the Homer City Council introduced a new police officer and recognized a community member for years of volunteer work in addition to its regular business last night.

The Homer City Council introduced a new police officer and recognized a community member for years of volunteer work in addition to its regular business on Monday.

The Homer City Council introduced a new police officer and recognized a community member for years of volunteer work in addition to its regular business last night; and Kachemak Bay State Park gains 24 acres of new park property from the Conservation Fund, a national organization that protects nature in all 50 states.

The Alaska Marine Highway System is canceling multiple sailings for the Tustumena due to a broken bow thruster; the Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Alaska Airlines $165,000 for allegedly allowing intoxicated passengers to board its flights; state lawmakers voted to increase state unemployment benefits for the first time since 2009 during the state Legislature's race to the finish last week; and a federally funded program aims to install thousands of heat pumps across southern Alaska by late 2029.

Alaska gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich, an Anchorage Democrat and former state senator, announced his running mate Wednesday at a Fairbanks public library; and Leptospirosis is a widespread disease in the Lower 48 that can be deadly to dogs.

The beaches that once hosted Alaska's largest razor clam fishery will stay closed for another year.