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Nikiski plant goes offline, causes power outage
About 22,000 homes and businesses lost power on Wednesday after a Nikiski generation plant operated by Homer Electric…
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Jury still out in sexual assault case
The jury is still out in the case of a Palmer man accused of sexually assaulting one of…
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Weather aids Cooper Landing progress, firefighter injured by bear
Both fires in the Cooper Landing area are better contained than they were on Monday. A press release…
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Jury deliberates sexual assault case
A jury was in deliberations Monday in the case of a cannery worker accused of sexually assaulting his…
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Fire burns Nikiski home
The Nikiski Fire Department responded to a house fire in Nikiski on Monday evening. Deputy Chief Trent Burnett…
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Update: Cooper Landing fires hold steady
Monday, 1 p.m.: The Stetson Creek fire is estimated at 212 acres, and the Juneau Lake fire is…
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Refuge weighs impacts of Card Street fire
As the 7,657-acre Card Street fire continues to burn in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge this week, refuge…
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Sexual assault case nears conclusion
A verdict should soon be reached in the case of a cannery worker charged with sexually assaulting a…
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Cooper Landing fires slow
Two fires in the Cooper Landing showed minimal growth from Wednesday through Thursday, and additional crews have arrived…
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Card Street fire moves east into Skilak area
The Card Street fire continued on its east-bound path through the Kenai Peninsula Thursday, burning through the black…
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Man charged with sexual assault goes to trial
A trial has started in Kenai for a cannery worker charged with first-degree sexual assault following a Kenai-area…
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Kenai woman found dead in mini mart
Lenora A. Meehan, 53, of Kenai, was found unconscious on the floor of Vaughn’s Mini Mart on Kalifornsky…
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Driver ejected, killed in Sterling Highway wreck
A single-vehicle crash at mile 147 of the Sterling Highway on Wednesday killed the vehicle’s driver, according to…
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Burn bans issued as government, utility providers respond to fire risk
The Card Street fire has been raging through Sterling since Monday, and is now estimated to be more…
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[Update] Cooper Landing fires nearly contained
Monday, 10:40 a.m.: The Cooper Landing area fires are nearly contained, according to a press release sent by…
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Community rallies in wake of fire
As the Card Street fire threatens more structures with each acre it expands, the Kenai Peninsula community has…
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New businesses to foster local art appreciation
Artistic talent, good food and community networking are the goals of three recently-opened businesses on the Sterling Highway…
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Local triathlon raises donations, community support
Athletes were cheered on by family members and fellow triathlon enthusiasts as they traversed the sixth annual Tri-The-Kenai…
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Public Health Center to launch community vaccine clinics
The Kenai Public Health Center will introduce the first in a series of immunization clinics this Saturday in…
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Additional custodian granted to man charged with murder
A Cooper Landing man accused of murder was granted an additional third-party custodian and an extended curfew during…