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Alaska seeks to boost gun background check system reporting

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Alaska seeks to boost gun background check system reporting

Some Republicans in the state Legislature have expressed support.

Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, speaks about the House passing a crime bill during a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Alaska House reaches compromise with governor on crime bill

Now it goes to the Senate.

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Overnight prison riot at Spring Creek contained

Cindy Harris, right, receives the Advocate of the Year Award from the Alzheimer’s Association during its annual forum in Washington, D.C. on April 1. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Harris)

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Soldotna advocate fights for Alzheimer’s awareness

Cindy Harris was named Advocate of the Year

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administration, members from the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association meet at a collective bargaining session to continue contract negotiations for employees who have been without contracts for a year, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Employee associations reject school district contract proposals

The rising cost of health care has been a key sticking point in the negotiations.

In this Nov. 29, 2018 photo, clouds swirl over Douglas Island. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Environmental orgs sue Forest Service over ‘mammoth’ Southeast timber sale

It’s “blatantly” unlawful, lawsuit says.

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Moose kills and bear season ramp up

‘Tis the season for being especially cautious in the out of doors

Students wait to graduate at the University of Alaska Anchorage’s spring commencenet ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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UAA graduates some of the school’s last teachers

504 students were enrolled in School of Education, 363 of them are affected by accreditation loss

HEA Director of Power, Fuels and Dispatch Larry Jorgensen explains how the air-cooled condenser at the Nikiski Power Plant operates during a tour in Nikiski, Alaska on May 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Behind the scenes at Nikiski’s power plant

HEA offered a rare opportunity for the public to tour its Nikiski power plant

Community members, parents, staff and students concerned about the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s potential plan to consolidate Soldotna High School and Soldotna Prep School gathered in the Soldotna High School Auditorium to get more information about how that consolidation would affect them, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi, SoPrep to consolidate

Ninth graders will be joining the 10th, 11th and 12th grade students at the Soldotna High campus.

Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Pierce vetoes $2.5 million for schools

The Borough Assembly passed an ordinance April 16 increasing the FY 2019 funds by $2,423,955.

Michael O’Brien, owner of O’Brien Gardens and Trees, on his farm on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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A day to buy local

USDA census shows growth in peninsula agriculture in time for Alaska Agriculture Day

Two charged in Soldotna auto shop car theft

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Two charged in Soldotna auto shop car theft

The Chrysler had been stolen out of the parking lot.

Amid concerns about ferries’ future, hundreds show up to greet new ship

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Amid concerns about ferries’ future, hundreds show up to greet new ship

The Alaska-made vessel was a hit.

Measles could be getting off the boat in Juneau

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Measles could be getting off the boat in Juneau

Rash-causing virus is the most prevalent it’s been in 25 years.

Bruce jaffa waits in line to speak to Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly against closing Moose Pass School, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly to discuss Moose Pass School’s future

If Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget passes, it could result in the closure of six schools.

Amanda Reynolds and Melissa Williams, a mother-daughter duo, have opened Plus by Design, a business focused on providing clothing and accessories for larger-sized women in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fashioning a new business

Shop Talk: Plus by Design

HEA board election results announced

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HEA board election results announced

Homer Electric Association elects three directors during annual meeting

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Schools briefs for the week of May 6, 2019

What’s happening this week

Kenai approves funding for river bacteria testing

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Kenai approves funding for river bacteria testing

The Kenai City Council appropriated grant funds for summer water quality testing in the Kenai River at their…