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Kenai City Council gives guidance on marijuana issues

Kenai City Council members provided recommendations for the Planning and Zoning Commission to use as guidance for developing…

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City Council gives guidance on marijuana issues

The Kenai City Council voted on 12 questions regarding the sale and cultivation of marijuana to provide guidance…

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Fire operation shifts to local personnel

The incident management team from Washington will fly home Thursday and local resources will take over operation of…

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Mlynarik appointed to Marijuana Control Board

Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik has been appointed to the public safety position on the Marijuana Control Board,…

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Area fires cool off, burn bans lifted

Crews working the Card Street fire spent Tuesday preparing for rehabilitation efforts. Public Information Officer Max Konkright said…

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Crews focus on containment for area fires

Management of the Card Street fire will transition back to local crews on Wednesday, said Max Konkright, public…

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Still too dry: Burn ban remains in effect

Local fire departments have been responding to illegal fires since a burn closure was issued by the Alaska…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Firefighting-themed cupcakes and tools decorate a wedding held on Sunday afternoon at the Sterling Community Center.

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From Ashes to Hope

Anyone in the Sterling area during the last two weeks would have been able to see smoke from…

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Cooper Landing crew sent home, injured firefighter released

The Juneau Lake fire near Cooper Landing is now estimated at 580 acres, while the Stetson Creek fire…

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Anchorage man arraigned in Kenai on array of charges

An Anchorage man who initiated a car chase involving the Soldotna Police Department and Alaska State Troopers was…

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Firefighter bitten by bear to be released

The firefighter injured by a bear while working on the Juneau Lake fire on Monday is in good…

Arnold Nick, Pilot Station, Alaska.

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Faces from the fire

Name: Trevor Kauffman From: Soldotna, Alaska Crew: Soldotna Forestry Job: Wild Land Fire and Resource Technician Days on…

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Card Street fire moves into rehabilitation phase

Crews working on the Card Street fire moved into a new stage of firefighting over the weekend. Public…

In this June 17, 2015 photo from the Alaska Army National Guard, trees erupt in flames in the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Crews have wrangled two large wildfires north and south of Anchorage as dozens of blazes burn over 100 square miles in Alaska. One fire forced the evacuation of campsites on the Kenai Peninsula and destroyed at least eight structures since Monday. (Sgt. Balinda O'Neal/U.S. Army National Guard via AP)

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Containment on Cooper Landing fires improves

Containment continues to improve on the Stetson Creek and Juneau Lake fires. Public Information Officer Jean Goad, with…

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Campgrounds reopen in wake of Card Street fire

The Card Street fire is still reported at 30 percent containment, and crews continued with mop-up and securing…

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Pallones not guilty on two counts, jury hung on third charge

Rosendo Pallones, 40, of Palmer, has been found not guilty of two counts of sexual assault in the…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Alaska State Troopers, Central Emergency Services firefighters and paramedics and Soldotna police responded to a high speed chase that ended on Funny River Road early Wednesday June 25, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Search for Anchorage man brought to end by credit card fraud

After allegedly fleeing Alaska State Troopers and members of the Soldotna Police Department for several hours early Wednesday…

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Seward man to be tried for sexual assault

A Seward man will be tried in Kenai for the sexual assault of his ex-girlfriend last June. Daniel…

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Earthquake felt on Kenai Peninsula

There have been no reports of damage near the epicenter of an Alaska earthquake that registered at 5.8…

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Earthquake felt on Kenai Peninsula

Wednesday, 6 p.m.:   There have been no reports of damage near the epicenter of an Alaska earthquake…