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Industry Outlook Forum will feature businesses from across the peninsula

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Industry Outlook Forum will feature businesses from across the peninsula

The Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District is hosting the upcoming Industry Outlook Forum next month.

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)

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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…

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)

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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…

Community to celebrate winter solstice

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Community to celebrate winter solstice

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

Shoppers make book purchases during the busy holiday shopping season at River City Books in Soldotna on Friday. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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A reader’s guide to local holiday gift shopping

Whether it be poetry, adventure, nonfiction or cookbooks, local writers cover a variety of genres. The gift of…

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

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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…

Manni Guillen, whose family moved to Juneau from Mexico when he was a baby, speaks at the Love Knows No Borders rally in Juneau on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Guillen spoke about his experiences growing up in Juneau and working with the Border Angels nonprofit. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Rally attendees brave weather to support migrants near, far

Around 200 people showed up.

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

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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…

Earthquake dominates Dunleavy’s talks with Trump, cabinet

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Earthquake dominates Dunleavy’s talks with Trump, cabinet

He wants Alaska on administration’s radar.

Trevor Davis skates on Bottenintnin Lake on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hit the ice

Some central Kenai Peninsula outdoors enthusiasts have found a silver lining to the slow snow start to winter.…

Kenai police offer security checks on unattended homes

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Kenai police offer security checks on unattended homes

Kenai Police Department is offering free vacation checks to city residents leaving their homes vacant for the holiday…

Clouds and smoke curl around the top of Augustine Volcano on Sunday, June 4, 2017 on Augustine Island, Alaska. The remote island in Cook Inlet is composed of little more than the volcano and its surrounding debris. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai’s tsunami risk is low, but not impossible

On the morning of Nov. 30, many residents on the Kenai Peninsula received automated tsunami warnings on their…

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State investigates North Slope oil worker death

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

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Lease sale in Alaska petroleum reserve draws modest interest

ANCHORAGE (AP) — A federal sale of oil leases in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska has again drawn a…

A rendering of the proposed Soldotna Regional Sports Complex field house. The Soldotna City Council will introduce legislation Wednesday to ask the voters if the city should borrow $10 million in the form of a bond to build the field house. (City of Soldotna)

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Soldotna to vote on bond proposal for field house

Correction: This article has been edited to reflect the correct date of the special election, March 5, 2019.…

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, participates in a discussion with Governors-Elect on Thursday in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo | Joyce N. Boghosian)

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Dunleavy sees Trump as ‘strong partner’ after meeting

He also met with the Interior Secretary.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce gives a borough update at a joint Soldotna and Kenai Chamber of Commerce luncheon event on Dec. 5 at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough reduced deficit by nearly $4 million

The borough had nearly $4 million less in deficit spending than projected, according to Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce,…

Michael Cohen, left, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Cohen was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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‘Dirty deeds’: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s one-time fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison…

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Kenai Chamber supports Alaska LNG in Nikiski

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center has joined several other local organizations and communities in supporting…