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Borough to tackle resolution on hate crime legislation

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Borough to tackle resolution on hate crime legislation

Since January, Soldotna City Council and Kenai City Council have both passed similar resolutions.

In this Feb. 23, 2018, file photo, Dave Battle of the Alaska Department Fish and Game waits for a moose to move off after he fired a dart into its side that’s collects a skin sample in Anchorage. Flight rules over the city prevent the department from conducting traditional aerial surveys of moose so the department conducts a ground survey. Using reports called in by citizens, biologists drive to neighborhoods and collect DNA samples with the dart projectors that look like hunting rifles. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, File)

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State prepares for moose survey with citizen help

The 2020 survey begins at 8 a.m. Friday and runs through 5 p.m. Sunday.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska. Dunleavy has proposed giving Alaskans an additional roughly $1,300 from the state’s oil wealth fund on top of the roughly $1,600 they received last fall that he says in keeping with a formula in state law. The formula has not been followed in recent years amid a budget deficit. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Dunleavy proposes supplemental PFD

Lawmakers have said paying a higher dividend using the existing formula is unsustainable.

Cracks in the road at Mile 19 of the Kenai Spur Highway can be seen after the Nov. 30, 2018, earthquake. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough to get earthquake damage funds from state

The state will reimburse earthquake repairs at Hope School and Nikiski Middle/High School.

Shooting in Kenai leaves woman dead

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Shooting in Kenai leaves woman dead

A suspect is in custody and investigation is ongoing

Alaskans dip net for salmon on the Kenai River on July 17, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Fisheries opens Susitna River to dip netting

King salmon retention will be prohibited in this fishery.

Seward man found dead near Bear Lake

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Seward man found dead near Bear Lake

The man reportedly went snowmachining on Sunday afternoon.

Victoria Petersen / Peninsula Clarion A snowmachine travels down a trail along Kalifornsky Beach Road on Tuesday near Kenai.

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Storm brings heavy snowfall, avalanche warning

Total snow accumulation was expected to be between 4 and 8 inches.

In this March 26, 2019, file photo, protesters unfurl a banner as Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a roadshow with Americans for Prosperity in 49th State Brewing Company in Anchorage. The group opposing an effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy plans to drop its court fight and instead gear up for a possible recall election. Stand Tall With Mike said Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, that it told its attorneys to withdraw its appeal before the Alaska Supreme Court. The group says recent court actions indicate that continuing to pursue the case in court would not be a productive use of resources. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

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Foes of recall effort seek to drop out of court fight

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

Alaska Native leaders say racial discrimination still affects communities

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Alaska Native leaders say racial discrimination still affects communities

Native Issues Forum gets emotional for speakers.

Winter weather advisory for western peninsula

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Winter weather advisory for western peninsula

Snow accumulation of 4 to 9 inches is expected.

Hundreds gather to honor Alaska civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich

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Hundreds gather to honor Alaska civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich

Her face will appear on the U.S. $1 coin this year.

Klecka, Smith rule Tour of Tsalteshi

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Klecka, Smith rule Tour of Tsalteshi

Another year, another totally different Tour of Tsalteshi.

US Senators to address Alaska Legislature

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US Senators to address Alaska Legislature

Murkowski will speak on Tuesday.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File The Juneau School District’s administration building is at the corner of Glacier Avenue and 12th Street.

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Senators weigh extending bond debt moratorium

Bond payments could come back, but at lower rates.

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 hikes Kenai River king salmon escapement goal

Proposal 104 was adopted by a vote of 5-2 on Friday.

Attendees line up to get into the 2020 Frozen RiverFest at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska on Feb. 15, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Best served chilled

Brewers offer craft beer at Frozen RiverFest

In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, Meda DeWitt, left, Vic Fischer, middle, and Aaron Welterlen, leaders of an effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, lead about 50 volunteers in a march to the Alaska Division of Elections office in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 agreed to allow a group seeking to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy to begin a second signature-gathering phase. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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Alaska court allows recall group to gather signatures

“The loss of several months of signature-gathering … is at least a ‘not inconsiderable’ injury.”

Gregory Bull / Associated Press file George Chakuchin (left) and Mick Chakuchin walk on ice over the Bering Sea in Toksook Bay, on Jan. 18. Motor vehicle offices across the U.S. have experienced high demand as an Oct. 1 deadline approaches for Real IDs, special licenses many will need to board domestic flights and enter military bases and some federal buildings, but in remote parts of the country, like rural Alaska, those ID cards may be harder to get. People in Toksook Bay rely on small planes to travel off the island. The near DMV office is 115 miles away in Bethel.

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Rural living complicates access to Real ID

In remote parts of the country, such as rural Alaska, the new ID cards can be harder to…

The entrance to Soldotna Community Memorial Park off of Redoubt Avenue, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Dec. 20, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Council OKs cemetery expansion funds

“Our cemetery is filling up with reservations rapidly”