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Kachemak Emergency Services firefighters on Friday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2020, clean up a structure fire on Kent Street near Mile 6.5 East End Road east of Homer, Alaska. A fire in a boat shop that started about 3:25 a.m. Feb. 14 totally destroyed the building. (Photo courtesy Kachemak Emergency Services)

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Fire destroys East End Road boat shop

“The fire was blowing out the roof in the back of the building.”

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Phishing scam posing as Alaska USA credit union targets Alaskans

With a little care, you can avoid a major headache.

Brian Lauth, closing manager for Super Bear Supermarket IGA, bags groceries Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Super Bear will be collecting donations to ship food to Southeast Alaska communities impacted by a lack of ferry service. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Southeast grocers see empty shelves

Lack of ferry service means lack of food for Southeast communities.

Bill would require state to officially recognize Alaska’s 229 tribes

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Bill would require state to officially recognize Alaska’s 229 tribes

Tribes are already recognized federally.

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Seawatch: Most halibut quotas set lower

The International Pacific Halibut Commission wrapped up its meeting in Anchorage last week.

A map of the Upper Cook Inlet Drift Gill Net Management Area. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

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Board of Fish tightens central district drift net restrictions

The move is an effort to strengthen Susitna salmon returns.

Students learn Russian inside an elementary school classroom at Kachemak Selo School Nov. 12, 2019, in Kachemak Selo, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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An Alaskan village’s long wait for a new school

The third and final article in a series offering snapshots of schooling in the 49th state.

Stan Moll throws bales of hay onto a makeshift table in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, so other Iditarod volunteers could place the bales into plastic bags. About 1,500 bales will be flown to checkpoints along the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which begins March 7, and will be put down on the snow and ice so the canine participants in the race have a warm place to sleep. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Prepping bedding for dogs signals Iditarod is near

The so-called straw drop is the first volunteer event of the Iditarod race.

Senator kicked off committee for breaking caucus rule has bill to end caucus rule

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Senator kicked off committee for breaking caucus rule has bill to end caucus rule

It’s GOP vs Republicans.

Chief Justice says courts don’t have optional programs, calls for more funding

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Chief Justice says courts don’t have optional programs, calls for more funding

Judiciary is strong, but needs help.

Community talk to be held on missing Homer woman

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Community talk to be held on missing Homer woman

Anesha “Duffy” Murnane has been missing since Oct. 17.

Ninilchik Fire Chief David Bear moves the fire truck out of the new Ninilchik Emergency Services building on Aug. 9, 2014, to make room for visitors to the open house of the new NES building. (Homer News file photo)

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Ninilchik Emergency Services chief, assistant chief reinstated

Former board has resigned and been replaced, and department is back to normal staffing

Pam Rickard visits with Collette the therapy dog during the 2020 Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Data shows Homeless Connect drawing new faces

Nearly 150 people attended the event providing support services to those experiencing homelessness.

Members of the Alaska Board of Fisheries meet for the Upper Cook Inlet Finfish Meeting at the William A. Egan Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Feb. 11, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Fish votes to increase late-run sockeye in the Kenai River

Could increase the number of fish available for the region’s sport and federal subsistence fisheries.

Courtesy Photo | Environmental Protection Agency                                This Toxic Release Inventory map included in the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual TRI analysis shows facilities throughout the state that reported the release of toxic chemicals to the EPA. Releases include permitted releases and movement of waste rock.

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EPA: Alaska led nation in toxic chemical release

Mining is a big reason why.

‘Start them up!’: Ferry supporters demand action

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‘Start them up!’: Ferry supporters demand action

They want their boats.

Reed Morisky, Chair of the Alaska Board of Fisheries, speaks during the Upper Cook Inlet Finfish meeting at the William A. Egan Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Feb. 11, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Susitna River sockeye delisted as stock of yield concern

The stock was designated after missing its sustainable escapement goal 5 years in a row.

Jeremy Anderson, a former Nikiski Middle/High School music teacher convicted of sexually abusing one of his students, walks out of a Kenai courtroom Nov. 25, 2014 in Kenai. (Clarion file photo)

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Former Nikiski teacher sentenced to 30 years for sexual abuse

The victim said Anderson worked to gain their trust throughout their eighth grade year.

Schools are holding fast in a time of deep cuts

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Schools are holding fast in a time of deep cuts

There’s more to education than schools.

Rep. Gary Knopp (R-Kenai) registered to run for his District 30 seat again. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire). (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Job No. 1: Budgeting for the future

Local lawmakers discuss solutions to economic crunch