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Gov. Mike Dunleavy is shown at a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 in Anchorage. (Mark Thiessen | Associated Press)                                Gov. Mike Dunleavy is shown at a news conference Dec. 5 in Anchorage. (Mark Thiessen | Associated Press)

News

Dunleavy to examine LNG project before weighing in

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is learning more about the $43 billion liquefied natural gas project…

Life

Minister’s Message: The Light has come

Today is the day — December 21st — the longest day of darkness. Throughout the ages and the…

Musician Mika Day performs for market attendees at this year’s final Wednesday Market, on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Arts & Entertainment

Soldotna wins concert series grant

Soldotna’s Music in the Park will rock even more in 2019, thanks to a $25,000 matching grant.

Opinion

Bob Franken: Lame-duck mucking

OK, I get it. After an election, when the incumbent is about to be transformed into the former,…

Recycling bin: Recycle your old electronics

Life

Recycling bin: Recycle your old electronics

Many electronic devices — laptops, cellphones, tablets, and TVs — are a big part part of gift giving.…

Pioneer Potluck: About Christmas Past — On the farm

Life

Pioneer Potluck: About Christmas Past — On the farm

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The Kuukpik 5 rig is seen at sunset while drilling the ConocoPhillips’ Putu well south of Nuiqsut in mid-February 2018. (Photo/Judy Patrick/ConocoPhillips)

News

Groups sue to block oil production in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea

ANCHORAGE — Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block oil production from a proposed artificial…

Opinion

Cal Thomas: And Now the Boy Scouts

The erosion of what many Americans once believed were the foundations of our country continues apace. They include,…

Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, center, talks with supporters in Anchorage on Nov. 6. Meyer is calling or an audit of Alaska’s election system. (Photo/Michael Dinneen/AP)

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Alaska lieutenant governor wants audit of election system

JUNEAU — Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer said Monday that he wants an audit of Alaska’s election system following…

The intersection of Bridge Access Road and Kalifornsky Beach Road is covered with blowing snow on Friday in Kenai. A winter storm that brought more than a foot of snow to some areas of the peninsula made for hazardous driving conditions over the weekend. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Snow finally arrives, brings poor driving conditions

The Kenai Peninsula saw the first big snowfall of the season this past weekend, with snow totaling over…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: If there’s no collusion, there’s always Stormy Daniels

The most legally fraught part of the Russia probe now revolves around payments to an American porn star.

Community to celebrate winter solstice

News

Community to celebrate winter solstice

Friday marks the winter equinox — the shortest day and longest night of the year. The sun will…

Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus in the snow, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Around Campus: Spring semester registration underway

Spring semester registration underway

Schools briefs for the week of Dec. 17-23

News

Schools briefs for the week of Dec. 17-23

Kenai Middle School

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his wife, Rose, welcome Juneau residents at the Governor’s Open House on Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

News

Dunleavy budget draft includes full dividend, not back pay

JUNEAU — Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s initial budget draft includes a full payout from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund for residents…

Opinion

Bob Franken: The slam sham

I’m not ready to say that President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are in cahoots. I don’t know…

Opinion

Opinion: Marijuana Board should not allow onsite marijuana consumption

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is considering proposed regulations to allow retail marijuana establishments to add “marijuana consumption…

USCG takes over F/V Nordic Viking clean up in Seward

News

USCG takes over F/V Nordic Viking clean up in Seward

The United States Coast Guard is taking charge of cleaning up fuel released in the Seward Harbor after…

News

State investigates North Slope oil worker death

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The employee of a Hilcorp Alaska drilling contractor who died last week was struck by…