A senior on the Soldotna High School hockey team was suspended from play over the weekend after posting racist comments on social media. The player was a team captain but did not participate in games in Anchorage over the weekend.
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Coast Guard rescues downed pilot near Shelikof Strait
The pilot reportedly crashed his single-engine Super Cub airplane while attempting to land in deep snow on Hallo Glacier Lake, about 75 miles northwest of Kodiak, according to a Jan. 23 news release.
Strong harvests, more oversight marked 2016 groundfish fisheries
After a few standout harvests and favorable proposals with the Board of Fisheries, managers are feeling optimistic heading into the new year.
Asian tapeworm found in Alaska salmon off Kenai Peninsula coast
Scientists recently announced they had found an Asian tapeworm species in pink salmon caught off the coast of the Kenai Peninsula. In a recent study, a team of scientists identified a Japanese broad tapeworm larva in pink salmon caught in Resurrection Creek near Hope. The study appears in the February issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Soldotna man arrested on charges of child pornography
Remy Spring, 27, of Soldotna faces one count of distributing child pornography and six counts of possession of child pornography, according to Alaska State Troopers dispatch.
Kenai Borough invocation lawsuit moves to federal court
The Borough Assembly invocation lawsuit moved to federal court this week. The lawsuit, filed Dec. 14 in Anchorage Superior Court by the ACLU of Alaska, claims the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s invocation policy is discriminatory.