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North Eugene High School classmates Gregory Theim, Ty Pierce and Gary Gleaves from the Class of 1969 are retracing the epic Alaska Highway road trip that changed their lives forever — 57 years later. (Gregory Theim)

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Trio recreates Alaska Highway journey after more than a half century

The 1969 adventure shaped the lives of Gregory Theim, Ty Pierce, and Gary Gleaves

The Grandview Fire is pictured alongside the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection fuel break. (Photo courtesy of DFFP)

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UPDATE: Fire crews making progress on 89-acre blaze in Sterling

Grandview Fire burning near Swanson River Road roughly 10 miles east of Soldotna

Josianne Haag recovers a mooring in a kelp farm in Jakolof Bay, Alaska. (Amanda Kelley photo)

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Alaska study sees mixed results on links between kelp farms and CO2 levels

University of Alaska Fairbank study finds Alaska kelp farms have varied effects on marine CO2 levels

Courtesy Homer Steps Up The Cutting Edge team of Jonathon Bloch, Maria Bloch, Nathan Kincaid, Misty Kincaid and Jess Jule came in first in the Homer Steps Up community walking challenge, earning $500 to donate to Homer Animal Friends.

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Homer Steps Up participants log over 3.2 million steps

This year’s challenge welcomed 645 participants across 86 teams

Photo by Megan Pacer / Homer News file photo Kat Moore walks through the assembled crowd while she plays her set at the Seldovia Boardwalk Hotel as part of a round of street performances during the 2019 Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival.

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Summer Solstice Music Festival fills Seldovia with sights and sounds of summer

25th annual Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival runs June 18-20 at the Seldovia Waterfront Venue

Black Press Media file photo Freshly caught halibut.

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Kenai fishing guide faces numerous violations

Undercover operation by Alaska Wildlife Troopers results in 25 violations

Photo provided by Ashley Lutto with the USFWS A participant in the European green crab rapid response exercise practices a test sample at the beach by the Homer Spit Fishing Hole.

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Group keeps a watchful eye out for invasive crabs on Homer shoreline

European green crab monitoring event planned during Invasive Species Awareness Week

Delcenia Cosman / Homer News file Volunteers check the beach for debris during the CoastWalk clean-up in the Anchor River State Recreation Area on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Anchor Point, Alaska.

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1.5 million pounds of trash removed from Alaskan coastlines in 2025

1,659 people participated in cleanups from Southeast Alaska to the Bering Strait region

Alaska Wildland Fire Information has reported that the Yenlo fire north of Skwentna is now at 52 acres. (Division of Forestry & Fire Protection)

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Yenlo fire north of Skwentna reaches 52 acres

The fire is one of two staffed fires in the state

A table sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse on Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Sterling care home seeking damages from Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor’s family

Sterling Silver Assisted Living Home says it is owed over $100,000

Photo courtesy of Michael Courtney Marcel Gietzmann-Sanders (left) and Michael Courtney prepare to release a tagged chinook salmon near Sand Point, Alaska, in August 2024. The tag releases on a predetermined date, floating to the surface to transmit data to researchers via satellite.

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Alaska researchers using tagging data to reduce fishing bycatch

University of Alaska Fairbanks research team uses more than 700,000 data points for chinook salmon

The 2026 Kids Count Data Book revealed how Alaska’s policies and investments are affecting children’s daily lives, as the state dropped seven spots from last year to 47th in overall child well-being, with its lowest score in education, ranking 49th (File photo)

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Alaska drops to 47th in country for children’s well-being

Kids Count Data Book shows Alaska ranked 49th in education and 48th in economic well-being

Kenai Peninsula Educational Support Association president Susanna Litwiniak released a joint statement in response to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s recent negotiation statement. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai education associations express disappointment in school district’s statement

The district had expressed disappointment that union members rejected a tentative health care deal