U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters after delivering an address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Monday in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Sullivan: Debate over violence must be broader than guns

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said violence in video games and movies should be discussed as part of a larger debate on gun violence… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2018
  • By Becky Bohrer
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters after delivering an address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Monday in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Assembly to consider tax break targeted at fertilizer plant

The owners of the long-shuttered fertilizer plant in Nikiski may get another incentive to reopen it. International fertilizer company Nutrien, formerly known as Agrium, owns… Continue reading

Boone Theiler wipes out during a sled race at the Boys and Girls Club in Kenai for the Police Athletic League Club on Monday. The club is a sports-oriented opportunity for youth and law enforcement to interact and organizers set-up an Olympics inspired day where the kids competed for medals in different winter activities. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Law enforcement, kids continue Olympic spirit

The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang may have come to a close on Sunday, but the spirit lives on at the Kenai Peninsula Boys and… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN
Boone Theiler wipes out during a sled race at the Boys and Girls Club in Kenai for the Police Athletic League Club on Monday. The club is a sports-oriented opportunity for youth and law enforcement to interact and organizers set-up an Olympics inspired day where the kids competed for medals in different winter activities. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Council to vote on whether Soldotna mayor will sign letter to KRSMA board

The paper trail in response to a state draft water report that highlighted turbidity issues in the Kenai River may get bigger. Soldotna City Council… Continue reading

KPBSD students take to ice for annual fishing day

A conspiracy was developing among the elementary schools student on the ice atop Sport Lake on Thursday: clearly, only the holes further out would produce… Continue reading

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council (JAHC) board listens to community member Catherine Hatch at its Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 board meeting. More than 100 people showed up to speak about the issue of cultural appropriation. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

JAHC: We ‘let the entire community down’ at Wearable Arts Show

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council Board issued an apology Thursday afternoon to all involved in the fallout from running a piece that some found… Continue reading

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council (JAHC) board listens to community member Catherine Hatch at its Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 board meeting. More than 100 people showed up to speak about the issue of cultural appropriation. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Hildebrand steps down as Hilcorp CEO

Hilcorp’s founder and CEO Jeff Hildebrand has stepped down from his leadership role. Hildebrand, who founded the Houston, Texas-based oil and gas production company in… Continue reading

Alyse Galvin (right), a candidate for Alaska’s sole U.S. House of Representatives seat, speaks with Soldotna-area resident Bonnie Bernard during a meet-and-greet hosted by community coalition Many Voices at the Soldotna Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Galvin is one of two candidates challenging incumbent Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) for the seat. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

2 challenge Young for House seat

Two candidates have thrown their hats into the ring so far to claim the U.S. House of Representatives seat from Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Young,… Continue reading

Alyse Galvin (right), a candidate for Alaska’s sole U.S. House of Representatives seat, speaks with Soldotna-area resident Bonnie Bernard during a meet-and-greet hosted by community coalition Many Voices at the Soldotna Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Galvin is one of two candidates challenging incumbent Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) for the seat. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
A young rider returns from a 50-mile loop of the Caribou Hills as part of the Way Out Women Ride, which raises money for cancer patients, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 near Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Riders with a cause

Although born out of loss, the annual Way Out Women Ride is a celebration of life — and snowmachining. “We try to combine our love… Continue reading

A young rider returns from a 50-mile loop of the Caribou Hills as part of the Way Out Women Ride, which raises money for cancer patients, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 near Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai offers new options to 10 businesses on city land

In another effort to reform land practices that critics say have hampered business development in Kenai, the Kenai City Council gave owners of 10 Kenai… Continue reading

Kenai seeking economic diversity with land reforms

Speaking on Wednesday at the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District’s Industry Outlook Forum, Christine Cunningham, Assistant to the Kenai City Manager, outlined the reasons Kenai’s… Continue reading

Ninilchik student allegedly threatens to bring gun to school

A 12-year-old Ninilchik School student was taken into custody by Alaska State Troopers this week after allegedly making “terroristic” threats against other students. A concerned… Continue reading

AOOS map syncs up agencies’ beluga research

There’s a lot of research happening on Cook Inlet beluga whales at any given time. Unfortunately, a lot of the data has stayed isolated, held… Continue reading

LIO Teleconference Schedule for Feb. 26

Monday, 8:00 a.m. The Senate Education House Education Committees will hold a public hearing to discuss SB 185 Reemployment of Retired Teachers & Administrators. Testimony… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2018

AGDC sketches China deal, seeks timeline from regulators

By 2019, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) is hoping three Chinese state-owned entities will become partners in its plans to export North Slope natural… Continue reading

Man arrested after allegedly stealing SUV from elementary school parking lot

A Homer man who had allegedly been living in a stolen SUV for three weeks was arrested in Soldotna for vehicle theft on Tuesday. Therin… Continue reading

Centuries-old Alutiiq translation guide found in Kodiak

KODIAK (AP) — A centuries-old primer for Russian to Alutiiq was found during a routine check of a Kodiak museum’s artifacts. Kodiak was first colonized… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2018
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to reporters after addressing a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Thursday in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Murkowski has concerns with gun bans as reaction to violence

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday that steps can be taken to address a “growing trend” of mass shootings and increased violence, including… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2018
  • By Becky Bohrer
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to reporters after addressing a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Thursday in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
This November 21, 2015 shows the sign designating the unofficial border of Nikiski, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Borough establishes advisory board for Nikiski residents on LNG project

Nikiski residents now have a direct line to the Kenai Peninsula Borough government and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation to voice their concerns about the… Continue reading

This November 21, 2015 shows the sign designating the unofficial border of Nikiski, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
An eagle perches in the nest overseen by the city of Kenai’s streaming Eagle Cam on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. The camera — located on the property of a Kenai resident who remains anonymous to protect the eagles from harassment — streamed online for the first time last July, drawing about 2 million viewer-minutes. On Wednesday, the Kenai city council voted unanimously to spend $1,600 on an upgraded camera for the site. Though the feed is only public in the summer, it still streams into Kenai City Hall, where Kenai information technology manager Dan Castimore took this recent capture. (Courtesy City of Kenai).

Kenai Eagle Cam to upgrade hardware, advertising plan

For their second summer of live-streaming the view from atop a local eagle’s nest, Kenai’s city government and the Kenai Chamber of Commerce plan to… Continue reading

An eagle perches in the nest overseen by the city of Kenai’s streaming Eagle Cam on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. The camera — located on the property of a Kenai resident who remains anonymous to protect the eagles from harassment — streamed online for the first time last July, drawing about 2 million viewer-minutes. On Wednesday, the Kenai city council voted unanimously to spend $1,600 on an upgraded camera for the site. Though the feed is only public in the summer, it still streams into Kenai City Hall, where Kenai information technology manager Dan Castimore took this recent capture. (Courtesy City of Kenai).