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Furie Operating Alaska’s Julius R Platform stands in Cook Inlet. (Photo/Courtesy/ Furie Operating Alaska)

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DNR approves Furie’s 2019 plans

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas has approved Furie Operating Alaska’s plan for…

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Rich Lowry: Movie of the year brings the humanity of those who fought WWI to life

The filmmaker Peter Jackson deserves more than an Oscar; he deserves a medal.

Northern lights shine over Diamond Ridge on Nov. 4, in Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)                                Northern lights shine over Diamond Ridge about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Alaska winter tourism gains popularity

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Winter tourism is growing in Alaska.

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HILO, Hawaii (AP) — An Alaska-owned aerospace corporation wants to build a satellite launch site in Hawaii.

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Deadliest shooting at an American high school: Parkland, Florida.

In this Dec. 21 photo the highway littered with rockfall south of Anchorage. (Anne Raup/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

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ANCHORAGE — The big earthquake that struck Southcentral Alaska on Nov. 30 dislodged several dump trucks’ worth of…

Opinion

Bob Franken: And the winner is …

I am happy to report that television news hangs on, even in this fragmented world of social media,…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: Trump should chill about the stock market

Donald Trump may watch the stock market more closely than any day trader.

The author is seen here, skiing on Christmas Day. She took a selfie to send to her mother, proving that she wasn’t sad to spend the holidays far from family. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Tangled up in blue: O Holy Night!

Each year at Christmas Eve dinner, my grandmother sings an operatic rendition of ‘O Holy Night.’

Kachemak Emergency Services Deputy Chief Joe Sallee inspects an exploded house near Mile 166 Sterling Highway on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, near Homer, Alaska. The debris field from the explosion spread at least 200 feet in all directions. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News).

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Home explosion rocks Homer area

A loud explosion rocked the Diamond Ridge area and the west side of Homer about 10 p.m. Thursday…

Opinion

Bob Franken: The exchange rate

The holiday week leading up to New Year’s has special meaning. The day after holy Christmas, we celebrate…

Tyle Owens rides to victory Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Freezer Food Series Race 5, a six-mile fat bike race at the Slikok Trails outside of Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Group looks to make Beaver Loop Road bike friendly

A local biking group is working to make Beaver Loop Road in Kenai bike-friendly.

Clamming on eastside beaches to remain closed

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Clamming on eastside beaches to remain closed

There won’t be any clamming, whether sport or personal, on the Cook Inlet side of the Kenai Peninsula…

Bookworm Sez: ‘(Don’t) Call Me Crazy’ offers a chorus of writers on surviving mental illness

Arts & Entertainment

Bookworm Sez: ‘(Don’t) Call Me Crazy’ offers a chorus of writers on surviving mental illness

Ouch, you twisted your shoulder and it hurts.

Now Playing: ‘Aquaman’ a sea adventure that heads DC in the right direction

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Now Playing: ‘Aquaman’ a sea adventure that heads DC in the right direction

Growing up, I was never a DC guy. I, of course, liked Superman and Batman because, well, because…

News

School board to offer remote testimony in 2019

The new year is bringing a new feature to Kenai Peninsula Borough School District meetings.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Alaska needs more bipartisanship, not less

A recent letter to the editor criticized Representative Gary Knopf for wanting to organize a bipartisan caucus in…

Opinion

Cal Thomas: No peace or goodwill

Not for a long time has the world seemed so removed from the angelic proclamation of 2,000 years…

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In this October 2017 file photo, volunteers at the Alaska SeaLife Center feed beluga calf Tyonek, who was rescued on Sept. 30, 2017, after he was stranded in Trading Bay. (Photo courtesy of Alaska SeaLife Center).

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Tyonek being treated around the clock

Tyonek, the stranded baby beluga whale rescued in 2017, is under constant care at SeaWorld San Antonio.