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Anchorage woman combats spice trend by offering pot instead

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage woman is looking for spice users and asking them to destroy their…

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The latest on the special session: Legislators want to analyze buyout risk, rewards

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The latest on the opening day of the Alaska Legislature’s special session (all times…

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BLM OKs drilling permit in petroleum reserve

JUNEAU — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday that it had approved a drilling permit that…

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AKRR approved to carry LNG

The Federal Railroad Administration has given the Alaska Railroad permission to carry liquefied natural gas. The approval is…

Nikiski Fire and the Alaska State Troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision at Mile 17 of the Kenai Spur Highway Friday morning. One of the drivers was evacuated in a LifeMed Alaska helicopter while the other was taken in a Nikiski Fire ambulance.

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Kenai accident sends two to hospital

A black Dodge Dart driven by 24 year-old Cyle Dendy collided with a white Ford pickup driven by…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Instructor Raymond Hanson leads a group of about 15 people in swing and cha cha lessons during a class hosted through the Soldotna Community Schools Program on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 at the Soldotna Prep School in Soldotna.

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Photo: Dance the dance

Photo: Dance the dance Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Instructor Raymond Hanson leads a group of about 15…

Photo courtesy Shannon Bird Shannon and her brother Les Rappe at her wedding ceremony.

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More than a 5k Scholarship honors beloved brother and son, promotes community education

Shannon Bird’s brother Les Rappe died in a car accident in Nikiksi in 2008. His seatbelt wasn’t buckled,…

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Marine debris waiting on permit in Seattle

KODIAK, Alaska — Organizers of a cleanup along coastlines in Alaska and British Columbia are waiting for authorization…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Oct. 30, 2013 file photo Harry Moore, of Soldotna, stocks shelves at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank in Soldotna, Alaska. The food bank received a new $10,000 grant to help fund operations.

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New grant awarded to Kenai Peninsula food bank

People and organizations who depend on the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank will see a bump in the amount…

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Getting off on the right foot

One more, with feeling. The Alaska Legislature is set to convene its third special session of the year,…

A tiny seed clam (Pisidium sp.) from Headquarters Lake was identified using a LifeScanner DNA barcoding kit (http://bit.ly/1XiwOkA).

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Refuge Notebook: Online citizen science: Making your interests count

Many of us who spend time on the Kenai Peninsula have to some extent been drawn by our…

Life

An Outdoor View: What’s a fisherman to do?

It happened a couple of weeks ago on one of those foggy, fall days when the temperature likes…

Life

Voices of Faith: Parable of the tigers (a true story)

Summer is when the tigers began to gather. It is a little known fact that when tigers start…

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Church News

Our Lady of Perpetual Help plans Halloween Carnival, Quilt Bingo The 10th Annual Halloween Carnival will be held…

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Pigskin Pick’Em: Say goodbye to the Fabulous 5

I thought week five was bad. A bumbling 3-10-1 effort in week six drops our total to an…

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Low gas prices boost Alaska tourism

Winter, spring, summer and fall, lots of people are coming to Alaska. Visitor numbers were steady or increased…

In this July 7, 2013 file photo investigators look at the remains of a fixed-wing aircraft that was engulfed in flames  at the Soldotna Airport in Soldotna, Alaska. No survivors were located. Ten people died in the the crash.

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Cargo weight cited in 2013 Soldotna plane crash that killed 10

ANCHORAGE — The pilot of an air taxi that crashed in Soldotna in 2013, killing all 10 people…

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Sides tussle over logistics before special session starts

JUNEAU — Three days before the start of the special session, legislators and Gov. Bill Walker tussled Wednesday…

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■ Our Lady of Perpetual Help’s 10th Annual Halloween Carnival will be held at the Redemptorist Center at…

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Actress and former Kodiakan talks Kodiak with Jimmy Kimmel

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An actress who spent the first years of her life in Kodiak and now…