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Board of Fisheries to be held in Anchorage, again

Board of Fisheries to be held in Anchorage, again

The 2020 Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting will convene in Anchorage after all. In an unexpected vote taken without much formal notice, the… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2019
  • By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
Board of Fisheries to be held in Anchorage, again
Cops and Courts

Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Jan. 2 to Jan. 8 On Jan. 6… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2019
  • By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
Cops and Courts
Cops and courts

Cops and courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Jan. 15 to Jan. 20 On Jan. 17… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2019
  • By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
Cops and courts
Capitol Live: Pinpointing when House majority will be formed ‘pretty difficult’

Capitol Live: Pinpointing when House majority will be formed ‘pretty difficult’

What’s happening today in the Legislature.

Capitol Live: Pinpointing when House majority will be formed ‘pretty difficult’
‘Money-wise, I’m almost broke’: Furloughed workers in Juneau prepare for second missed paycheck

‘Money-wise, I’m almost broke’: Furloughed workers in Juneau prepare for second missed paycheck

“This was a wakeup call for a lot of us.”

‘Money-wise, I’m almost broke’: Furloughed workers in Juneau prepare for second missed paycheck
Department of Administration Commissioner Designee John Quick, left, speaks with senators after talking to the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

‘The $1.6B problem’: Senators, commissioners gear up for budget challenge

It’s still unclear when the budget will be unveiled.

Department of Administration Commissioner Designee John Quick, left, speaks with senators after talking to the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, speaks to reporters at a House Republican Caucus press conference at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Capitol Live: House Speaker nominations fail on eighth day

Electing a permanent Speaker of the House remains elusive.

Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, speaks to reporters at a House Republican Caucus press conference at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

A firearm was accidentally discharged inside a Soldotna coffee shop on Sunday and injured a 75-year-old woman, according to a statement from Lt. Duane Kant… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2019
  • By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

Alaska governor prepares for first State of State speech

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy was preparing for his first State of the State speech even though the House had yet to formally accept… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Dunleavy announces board, commission appointments

A former lieutenant governor candidate is among them.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
School Briefs 1/21-1/27

School Briefs 1/21-1/27

Kenai Middle School Welcome back from holiday break! We are excited for the new year and all the fun things that happen between now and… Continue reading

School Briefs 1/21-1/27
Along the Sterling Highway, people pitch a small shack on a frozen lake to go ice fishing near Cooper Landing, on Saturday.

Peninsula sees growth in winter tourism

While the borough’s ports and highways fill up with thousands of visitors from across the world in the summertime, more and more travelers are looking… Continue reading

Along the Sterling Highway, people pitch a small shack on a frozen lake to go ice fishing near Cooper Landing, on Saturday.
Eroding bluffs can be see on the Kenai Beach on Friday. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai approves preliminary bluff funding

Kenai City Council will approve accelerated funding for the bluff erosion project. At their meeting Wednesday night, the council approved a resolution that allows the… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2019
  • By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
  • Kenai
Eroding bluffs can be see on the Kenai Beach on Friday. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Corri Feige, Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, right, listens to Chantal Walsh, director of the Division of Oil and Gas, left, as along with Sara Longan, Deputy Commissioner of DNR, center, give a status of North Slope production during a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Oil exploration predicted to increase on North Slope

Money may come. Eventually.

Corri Feige, Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, right, listens to Chantal Walsh, director of the Division of Oil and Gas, left, as along with Sara Longan, Deputy Commissioner of DNR, center, give a status of North Slope production during a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Judges Jenny Long and Treasa Cooper score one of the jumps during the cannonball contest at the Nikiski Pool on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski Pool holds first ever cannonball contest

Big splashes and even bigger smiles were in abundance at the Nikiski Pool’s first-ever Cannonball Contest Thursday. The event was free, and contestants were divided… Continue reading

Judges Jenny Long and Treasa Cooper score one of the jumps during the cannonball contest at the Nikiski Pool on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Dennis Keeling, of Instant Services, measures for a broken window at an auto parts store following an earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska Seven weeks after the massive earthquake struck Alaska, the seemingly endless aftershocks are keeping many residents filled with anxiety. (AP Photo/Mike Dinneen, file)

Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents

ANCHORAGE — Seven weeks after a massive earthquake rocked Alaska, aftershocks are still shattering 7-year-old Connor Cartwright’s sense of safety. They shake the earth far… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2019
  • By RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press
In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Dennis Keeling, of Instant Services, measures for a broken window at an auto parts store following an earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska Seven weeks after the massive earthquake struck Alaska, the seemingly endless aftershocks are keeping many residents filled with anxiety. (AP Photo/Mike Dinneen, file)
Sadie Ulman studied how shorebirds used Chickaloon Flats in 2009-10 as a graduate student at the University of Delaware. She now works for the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. (Photo courtesy of Sean Ulman)

The gift of graduate students

By JOHN MORTON These days, with internet search engines making information so accessible, it’s easy to forget how tedious the collection of scientific data can… Continue reading

  • Jan 19, 2019
  • By JOHN MORTON Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Sadie Ulman studied how shorebirds used Chickaloon Flats in 2009-10 as a graduate student at the University of Delaware. She now works for the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. (Photo courtesy of Sean Ulman)
Sen. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, gathers with other senators and families as they prepare for the opening of the Alaska’s 31st Legislative Session on Tuesday. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

Suicide prevention bill gains bipartisan support in Senate

“Suicide and suicide prevention is not a partisan issue.”

  • Jan 19, 2019
  • By KEVIN BAIRD Juneau Empire
  • State News
Sen. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, gathers with other senators and families as they prepare for the opening of the Alaska’s 31st Legislative Session on Tuesday. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)
Kenai supports bike grant application

Kenai supports bike grant application

Kenai City Council approved a resolution supporting the local group BIK&S in the grant process to continue the Unity Trail from Beaver Loop to the… Continue reading

  • Jan 19, 2019
  • By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
Kenai supports bike grant application
Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus in the snow, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Peninsula College Campus Corner

KPC closed today for Alaska Civil Rights Day In observance of Alaska Civil Rights Day and Martin L. King Jr. Day, all locations of Kenai… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus in the snow, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)