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Gary Thomas in a January 2002 photo after he was promoted to Homer News editor and publisher. (Homer News file photo)

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Former Homer News publisher found dead after explosion

Thomas worked at the Homer News from the late 1990s until 2005.

Craig Barnard can be seen here on Graduation Peak near Seldovia, Alaska, in this undated photo. (Courtesy Tony Doyle)

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‘Like a church to me’

Backcountry skiers to share tales of wilderness treks at KDLL Adventure Talk.

Assembly to vote on anadromous work group appointees

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Assembly to vote on anadromous work group appointees

The group was established by the borough assembly in November.

In this May 1, 2019, file photo, Alaska Marijuana Control Board chairman Mark Springer, of Bethel, listens during the board’s meeting in Anchorage. The chairman of the board that regulates legal marijuana in Alaska, who also is a critic of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, said Wednesday, he had received no advance warning that Dunleavy was replacing him. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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State pot board chair being replaced

Springer said he had expressed interest in continuing to serve on the board.

The work of Stephanie Cox and Anna Widman is seen here on display at the Kenai Fine Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Jan. 2, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Exploring new dimensions

Kenai Fine Art exhibit focuses on texture, shapes

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, speaks to the media in this file photo from 2017.

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Legislator proposes adding LGBTQ protections to state hate crime laws

Bill from Anchorage lawmaker follows attack on Sterling woman.

Man sentenced for death threats to judge’s family

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Man sentenced for death threats to judge’s family

The charges stem from a hearing during which a judge denied a request to withdraw a guilty plea.

Nikiski Fire Station #2 can be seen here on July 15, 2019 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion

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Feds fund new emergency equipment

Kenai City Council will vote to approve the purchase of breathing equipment for fire departments.

In this image made from video released by the Alaska State Troopers, an aerial helicopter view from Jan. 9, 2020, shows a man waving with distress signal “S.O.S.” outside Susitna Valley, Alaska. Alaska State Troopers have rescued Tyson Steele, 30, who survived in a makeshift shelter after his remote cabin burned last month. (Alaska State Troopers via AP)

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Fire, SOS, rescue: Man spends weeks in wilderness

He was waving his arms, an SOS signal stamped in the snow that he hoped a passing plane…

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion Fire Marshals Jeremy Hamilton (left) and Brooke Dobson (center right) meet with members of the Shelter Development Workgroup at the Kenai Public Health Center in Kenai on Jan. 8.

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Cold-weather shelter still faces obstacles

Any building serving as an emergency shelter would have to meet certain general requirements.

Former Kenai Peninsula Borough municipal elections candidate John Quick is seen in this undated photo. Quick was ordered to pay a maximum penalty fine of $300 for violating a campaign law. (Courtesy photo)

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Quick ordered to pay $300 fine for campaign law violation

The Alaska Public Offices Commission released its staff report and corresponding penalties regarding the 2019 Kenai Peninsula Borough…

House chambers at the Alaska State Capitol on Jan. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Local lawmakers get head start on legislative session

Legislators have prefiled bills on criminal justice, education.

Flooding in Safeway can be seen here in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 13, 2020. (Photo courtesy Brooke Dobson/Central Emergency Services)

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Soldotna Safeway closed after flooding

Cold air likely caused a sprinkler line to freeze.

An ice jam in the Kenai River can be seen here from the Soldotna Bridge in this January 2020 photo. (Courtesy Dan Nelson/Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management)

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Flood advisory continues for Big Eddy area

The flooding is due to an ice jam.

House-passed bill could lead to PFAS cleanup

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House-passed bill could lead to PFAS cleanup

It needs to get past the Senate and President, too.

Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, left and Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, right, speak to constituents during a town hall at the Funny River Community Center in Funny River, Alaska, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Vance, Carpenter host town hall

Republican lawmakers talk budget, PFD, criminal justice

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion State Rep. Gary Knopp (R-Soldotna) speaks to constituents during a town hall Thursday at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center.

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Knopp hosts town hall

Kenai lawmaker discusses budget, PFD in town hall meeting.

Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP Former Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth argues on behalf of the Recall Dunleavy campaign Friday, in Alaska Superior Court. The campaign alleges that the state improperly rejected one step of their recall effort. Judge Eric Aarseth ruled that an effort to recall Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy may proceed, a decision that is expected to be appealed. The decision followed arguments in the case and came two months after Gail Fenumiai, director of the state Division of Elections, rejected a bid to advance the recall effort.

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Judge allows effort to recall governor to proceed

Grounds for recall in Alaska are lack of fitness, incompetence, neglect of duties or corruption.

The frozen Kenai River can be seen here near the Big Eddy State Recreation Site in Soldotna, Alaska, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (Photo courtesy Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management)

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Freezing temperatures prolong ice jam flooding

Cold temperatures are expected to cause the Kenai River to continue freezing upstream.

In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska’s North Slope. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

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Alaskans flock to register for PFD

As of Saturday night, 101,266 had filed.