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KBBI's News Department brings you the latest news from Kachemak Bay, the Kenai Peninsula and Alaska. Updated weekday mornings and afternoons.
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1d ago
Seward Police arrested a man and charged him with second-degree terroristic threatening on Tuesday. The Homer Movie Theater, a longtime community fixture, has new owners. This week is the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby, an annual fishing event that aims to harm less fish than traditional derbies ..read more
KBBI Newscast
2d ago
The 8th annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby kicked off Tuesday, and Wednesday marked 23 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.’ East Coast. The Kenai Fire Department held a memorial service to honor the lives lost, including the firefighters who died rescuing people ..read more
KBBI Newscast
2d ago
Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District board of education said they’re open to revisiting changes to this year’s student activity handbook; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is struggling to staff its most rural schools ..read more
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3d ago
The Alaska Air National Guard rescued two goat hunters near Halibut Cove last week. A representative from the Japanese Consulate in Anchorage spoke at a Homer City Council meeting on Monday, celebrating 40 years of the sister city relationship between Homer and Teshio in Hokkaido, Japan. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is struggling to staff its most rural schools ..read more
KBBI Newscast
4d ago
A fish processor in Whittier filed for bankruptcy last month, and community members gathered at WKFL Park in Homer last Saturday for a candlelight vigil to honor those who died from opioid overdose ..read more
KBBI Newscast
4d ago
Community members gathered at WKFL Park in Homer last Saturday for a candlelight vigil to honor those who died from opioid overdose; and a fish processor in Whittier filed for bankruptcy last month ..read more
KBBI Newscast
4d ago
The Alaska SeaLife Center released four rehabilitated harbor seals into Cook Inlet near Kenai on Thursday, and Alaska librarians are cautiously optimistic that a state agency will restore a big cut in funding for an annual grant that smaller rural libraries depend on ..read more
KBBI Newscast
5d ago
The Alaska SeaLife Center released four rehabilitated harbor seals into Cook Inlet near Kenai on Thursday; and Alaska State Troopers arrested a former Soldotna middle school custodian Thursday ..read more