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Bristol Bay's Nushagak District broke a record for the largest single-day sockeye salmon harvest with 2.46 million salmon caught on Thursday; and one reason inflation appears to sting a bit more in Alaska right now is because it is one of the few places in the country where prices actually dropped during the pandemic.

Much of Interior and Southcentral Alaska is under an emergency burn closure starting at midnight Friday; the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority to broadly regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants; and anyone on the Kenai Peninsula who enjoys bowling has had to make the long journey to Anchorage as the fate of the bowling alley in Kenai has remained in limbo.

COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb across the lower Kenai Peninsula, but local public health officials say changes that go into effect Friday might discourage people from testing; and in a health presentation to parents Tuesday, state health officials stressed the importance of getting kids vaccinated and addressed common concerns.

COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb across the lower Kenai Peninsula, but local public health officials say changes that go into effect Friday might discourage people from testing; children under 5 years old began getting COVID vaccines in Alaska last week; and while there are no large wildfires in the Kenai area, smoke from the Interior is blowing down to the region and the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a “moderate” air quality warning for Southcentral Alaska.

Nearly 150 wildland fires are actively burning across Alaska, the worst of which are hitting the Interior; and several important items passed through the consent agenda at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting last Tuesday.

The production of the local evening newscast is made possible by the generous support of Duncan House Diner and Bay Realty.

The production of the local evening newscast is made possible by the generous support of Duncan House Diner and Bay Realty.

The production of the local evening newscast is made possible by the generous support of Duncan House Diner and Bay Realty.

The production of the local morning newscast is made possible by the generous support of the Homer Foundation. The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward admitted two abandoned harbor seal pups earlier this month after they were found on a beach in Kasilof. A proposed solar farm in Sterling could add to the Kenai Peninsula’s emerging portfolio of renewable energy projects.

The production of the local evening newscast is made possible by the generous support of Duncan House Diner and Bay Realty.

The production of the local evening newscast is made possible by the generous support of Duncan House Diner and Bay Realty.