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Shooting in Kenai leaves woman dead

Shooting in Kenai leaves woman dead

A suspect is in custody and investigation is ongoing

Shooting in Kenai leaves woman dead
Winter weather advisory for western peninsula

Winter weather advisory for western peninsula

Snow accumulation of 4 to 9 inches is expected.

Winter weather advisory for western peninsula
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)

Fire destroys East End Road boat shop

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

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)
Hundreds gather to honor Alaska civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich

Hundreds gather to honor Alaska civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich

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

Hundreds gather to honor Alaska civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich
Alaska Native leaders say racial discrimination still affects communities

Alaska Native leaders say racial discrimination still affects communities

Native Issues Forum gets emotional for speakers.

Alaska Native leaders say racial discrimination still affects communities
Klecka, Smith rule Tour of Tsalteshi

Klecka, Smith rule Tour of Tsalteshi

Another year, another totally different Tour of Tsalteshi. Avid skiers of the roller-coaster trails on the edge of Soldotna say the charm is in how… Continue reading

Klecka, Smith rule Tour of Tsalteshi
US Senators to address Alaska Legislature

US Senators to address Alaska Legislature

Murkowski will speak on Tuesday.

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

Council OKs cemetery expansion funds

“Our cemetery is filling up with reservations rapidly”

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

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 get.

  • Feb 15, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
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.
Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File The Juneau School District’s administration building is at the corner of Glacier Avenue and 12th Street.

Senators weigh extending bond debt moratorium

Bond payments could come back, but at lower rates.

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

Best served chilled

Brewers offer craft beer at Frozen RiverFest

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)
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)

Board hikes Kenai River king salmon escapement goal

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

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)
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)

Alaska court allows recall group to gather signatures

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

  • Feb 15, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
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)
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)

Ninilchik Emergency Services chief, assistant chief reinstated

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

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

Board of Fish tightens central district drift net restrictions

The move is an effort to strengthen Susitna salmon returns.

A map of the Upper Cook Inlet Drift Gill Net Management Area. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
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Seawatch: Most halibut quotas set lower

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

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

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

Tribes are already recognized federally.

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

Prepping bedding for dogs signals Iditarod is near

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

  • Feb 13, 2020
  • By Mark Thiessen Associated Press
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)

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)

Southeast grocers see empty shelves

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

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)