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Spring Chinook Salmon. Photo courtesy Michael Humling, US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Counting kings

Where have all the salmon gone?

This undated file photo provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows CDC’s laboratory test kit for the new coronavirus. (CDC via AP, File)

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COVID-19 cases continue to climb

Ten new cases were reported in Alaska on Monday.

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Job Center is seen here in Kenai, Alaska on April 15, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska’s economic downturn continues

Both job numbers and unemployment showing significant changes from last year.

Public safety briefs for June 21, 2020

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Public safety briefs for June 21, 2020

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Court reports for June 21, 2020

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Court reports for June 21, 2020

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State reports 19 new COVID-19 cases

Twelve of the new cases are Alaska residents and seven are nonresidents.

Ballot access promised at virtual town hall

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Ballot access promised at virtual town hall

Registered voters have the option to mail in an absentee ballot, vote early or vote in person.

The poster for the upcoming Summer Solstice Festival at Diamond M Ranch and Resort is seen here. (Blair Martin/Diamond M Ranch and Resort)

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Solstice at the ranch

Diamond M hosts annual summer festival

Nikiski skateboarder Vaughn Johnson records his run for the 2020 World Freestyle Roundup with the help of his friend and videographer Noah “Party Bear” Windhom in Nikiski, Alaska on June 14, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Flipping out

Nikiski skateboarder competes virtually in international competition

Spring Chinook Salmon. Photo courtesy Michael Humling, US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Fish and Game announces more restrictions on king fishing

The restrictions are out of concern for Kenai River and the Kasilof River king salmon populations.

This undated file photo provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows CDC’s laboratory test kit for the new coronavirus. (CDC via AP, File)

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13 new COVID-19 cases, 4 on peninsula

Cases were identified in Homer, Soldotna, Kenai and southern peninsula area.

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Man sentenced for illegal black bear kill

The man shot and killed a black bear in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

Road crews work on Beaver Loop Road in Kenai, Alaska, on June 15, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Beaver Loop, Kenai Spur construction wrapping up

The Beaver Loop Road Improvement Project is “98%” done.

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4 new cases of COVID-19, one on peninsula

One nonresident case was reported in a seafood industry worker in the Aleutians East Census Area.

A quarantine or “Lima” flag of yellow-and-black flies from the M/V Tustumena on Friday, June 12, 2020, at the Pioneer Dock in Homer, Alaska. Seven crew members tested positive for COVID-19, and as of Friday three of them remained quarantined on the state ferry. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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State logs its highest daily COVID-19 case count; 12th death

No new Homer cases in Sunday report

Court reports for June 14, 2020

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Court reports for June 14, 2020

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Public safety briefs for June 14, 2020

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Public safety briefs for June 14, 2020

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A map of the areas proposed for annexation by the City of Soldotna. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Commerce)

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Annexation comments open until June 19

The annexation proposal would add 2.63 square miles to Soldotna’s existing boundaries.

A king salmon during the 67th annual Golden North Salmon Derby at the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in August 2013. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire

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More king fishing closures on Kenai River

Subsistence rod-and-reel fishing for king salmon on the Kenai River will be prohibited.

Spring Chinook Salmon. Photo courtesy Michael Humling, US Fish & Wildlife Service

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More restrictions, limited hours for king fishing

The changes are part of an effort to ensure adequate king salmon runs.