Senate President Cathy Giessel, left, listens to Senate leaders on the floor at the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Senate President Cathy Giessel, left, listens to Senate leaders on the floor at the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

13 weekend wildfires signal kickoff to Alaska fire season

“This is really some of the driest parts of the year.”

  • May 1, 2019
  • By DAN JOLING Associated Press
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Alaska marijuana regulators to consider changes to onsite pot use

The board would need to get public comment on proposed changes to the rules.

  • Apr 30, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
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Kenai to look at onsite marijuana consumption

The ordinance permits the activity through a conditional use permit process.

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House Republicans huddle for a decision on the opening day of the 31st Session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

House Republicans announce support for K-12 funding

“This is a commitment to support the full base amount through this entire budget process.”

House Republicans huddle for a decision on the opening day of the 31st Session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The work of Anchorage artists Jonathan Green and Alanna DeRocchi is on display at the Kenai Fine Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

‘Of Stone’ exhibit highlights humanity’s impact on earth

The exhibit will be on display at the Kenai Fine Art Center until the end of May.

The work of Anchorage artists Jonathan Green and Alanna DeRocchi is on display at the Kenai Fine Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)

Alaska Senate committee advances rewrite of dividend formula

JUNEAU — The size of the check residents receive from Alaska’s oil wealth fund would be smaller next year under a Senate proposal than if… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)
Public safety briefs for May 1, 2019
Public safety briefs for May 1, 2019
Court reports for May 1, 2019

Court reports for May 1, 2019

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: David Obrien, 38, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Dec.… Continue reading

Court reports for May 1, 2019
An aerial view of a brush fire in Ninilchik on Saturday. (Photo by Tim Whitesell/Division of Forestry)

Peninsula heads into fire season

Ninilchik fire is 12th to occur in region since the start of fire season

An aerial view of a brush fire in Ninilchik on Saturday. (Photo by Tim Whitesell/Division of Forestry)
Clarion reporter Victoria Petersen holds Alaska Press Club awards on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Victoria Petersen)

Clarion takes home press club awards

The awards were given out last Saturday.

Clarion reporter Victoria Petersen holds Alaska Press Club awards on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Victoria Petersen)
Public safety briefs for April 29, 2019

Public safety briefs for April 29, 2019

Information for this report was obtained from publicly available law enforcement records and includes arrest and citation information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for April 29, 2019
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Schools briefs for the week of April 29-May 5

What’s happening this week

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Seward to welcome new city manager

Seward to welcome new city manager

Seward City Council approved a three-year contract with Scott Mezaros.

Seward to welcome new city manager
Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, works a calculator as he and Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, listen to public testimony on the state budget in the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Friday, April 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Capitol priorities

As session heads into final weeks, Sen. Micciche talks budget, crime bills and PFD

Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, works a calculator as he and Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, listen to public testimony on the state budget in the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Friday, April 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The Alaskan Hotel & Bar is featured in the first episode of the new Travel Channel TV show “Portals to Hell.” (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The Alaskan Hotel & Bar is featured in the first episode of the new Travel Channel TV show “Portals to Hell.” (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Meet the Clarion: Designer Tim Millings

Meet the Clarion: Designer Tim Millings

“I spend most of my summers waiting for winter to come.”

Meet the Clarion: Designer Tim Millings
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)

Senate panel puts full dividend in budget draft with caveat

The House’s version of the budget did not include a dividend amount.

  • Apr 27, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)
Bruce Wall, a planner with the Kenai Peninsula Borough, answers Kalifornsky residents’ questions about the creation of a new advisory planning commission for the area, on Wednesday, at the Betty J. Glick Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kalifornsky on track for its own advisory planning commission

The commissions help advise the borough on borough-owned lands.

Bruce Wall, a planner with the Kenai Peninsula Borough, answers Kalifornsky residents’ questions about the creation of a new advisory planning commission for the area, on Wednesday, at the Betty J. Glick Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, questions Angela Rodell, Chief Executive Officer of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, during a House State Affairs Committee meeting about House Bill 139 at the Capitol on Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, questions Angela Rodell, Chief Executive Officer of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, during a House State Affairs Committee meeting about House Bill 139 at the Capitol on Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)