Shot Fairbanks officer dies after complications from surgery

FAIRBANKS (AP) — A Fairbanks Police sergeant who was shot in the line of duty last week died Friday after complications from surgery, the department… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2016

Short-lived outage hits thousands of HEA customers

Update 2:30 p.m.:Bruce Shelley of Homer Electric Associaton, Inc., clarified that the Friday afternoon power outage was discovered around 12:45 p.m. Staff does not know… Continue reading

Oregon case jury delivers blow to government in lands fight

PORTLAND, Ore. — A jury delivered an extraordinary blow to the government in a long-running battle over the use of public lands when it acquitted… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2016
  • By STEVEN DuBOIS and GILLIAN FLACCUS

Seward man mauled by bear

Update: Friday Alaska news sources have reported that the man mauled by a bear Thursday while walking his dogs at the Seward Airport was Ronn Hemstock,… Continue reading

Anchorage zoning laws force cannabis shops to cluster

Legal cannabis sales are about to happen in Alaska, maybe even within the week. Flower and bud and wax and shatter won’t have a wide… Continue reading

  • Oct 27, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Central Emergency Services first responders retrieve belongings from the inside of an overturned vehicle on Carver Drive near the intersection of Gene Street on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. Alaska State Troopers and CES responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover around 5 p.m. Wednesday. The car's seven occupants got out safely, though CES transported one to Central Peninsula Hospital as a precautionary measure.

Photo: Shake, rattle and roll

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Shake, rattle and roll Central Emergency Services first responders retrieve belongings from the inside of an overturned vehicle on Carver… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Central Emergency Services first responders retrieve belongings from the inside of an overturned vehicle on Carver Drive near the intersection of Gene Street on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. Alaska State Troopers and CES responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover around 5 p.m. Wednesday. The car's seven occupants got out safely, though CES transported one to Central Peninsula Hospital as a precautionary measure.

Healthcare Task Force finalizes recommendations

The Kenai Peninsula Borough’s task force on health care reached a set of final recommendations to the borough Wednesday night.The Healthcare Task Force, which has… Continue reading

State Chamber of Commerce draws hundreds to Kenai for Fall Forum

State Chamber of Commerce draws hundreds to Kenai for Fall Forum

This year it was Kenai’s turn to host the annual Alaska Chamber of Commerce forum. Conference theme this year was “Illuminating the Path Forward” and… Continue reading

State Chamber of Commerce draws hundreds to Kenai for Fall Forum
Kenai to negiotiate city manager contract with Paul Ostrander

Kenai to negiotiate city manager contract with Paul Ostrander

Kenai city council members decided Tuesday to negotiate an employment contract with Paul Ostrander, presently chief of staff to Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre,… Continue reading

Kenai to negiotiate city manager contract with Paul Ostrander

U.S. seafood consumption increases

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The average American ate nearly a pound more seafood in 2015 than he or she did the previous year, the federal… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2016

Soldotna woman found dead in apartment

A Soldotna woman was found dead in her apartment after having been reported missing for more than a week.Louise Tall-Burgess, 34, was found Tuesday by… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2016

Winter sales tax returns to Soldotna

Soldotna’s year-round sales tax on nonprepared food items is back on the books.Soldotna City Council members unanimously voted at their Wednesday meeting to enact an… Continue reading

Assembly overturns mayor’s veto of invocation policy

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will keep its invocation policy for now.The assembly passed a policy at its Oct. 11 meeting outlining who can give… Continue reading

Murkowski faces several rivals in debate on Arctic issues

JUNEAU — Voters weighing who they will support for president should consider issues such as energy development and opportunities for developing Alaska’s resources, U.S. Sen.… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

State marijuana worker rules could be strictest in nation

A hip new industry is attracting excited workers, but ongoing regulations might block some from the new field.To work in a licensed cannabis business in… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS
School District hosts 7th Annual college Fair at SoHi

School District hosts 7th Annual college Fair at SoHi

Over 270 students from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District including Cook Inlet Academy and IDEA attended the 7th Annual College Fair held at… Continue reading

School District hosts 7th Annual college Fair at SoHi
The "Pay it Forward Trade" offers a hand up at Artfully Delicious boutique

The “Pay it Forward Trade” offers a hand up at Artfully Delicious boutique

While “Artfully Delicious” may conjure up the thought of a chocolate confection or gourmet entre presentation, it also describes a new boutique in Kenai where… Continue reading

The "Pay it Forward Trade" offers a hand up at Artfully Delicious boutique
Kenai First Responders Fill their Boots for MDA

Kenai First Responders Fill their Boots for MDA

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon the first responders of Kenai and Nikiski Fire Departments parked their big red ladder truck at the corner of the… Continue reading

Kenai First Responders Fill their Boots for MDA
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion January's Iniskin earthquake, a 7.1-magnitude quake, damaged the Kenai City Dock, pictured Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The Kenai City Council passed an ordinance in September authorizing the city administration to spend $35,000 to study the engineering required to repair it.

Kenai dock to have minor repairs

In addition to a gasline rupture and subsequent explosions on Kenai’s Lilac Lane, the 7.1-magnitude Iniskin earthquake that hit the Cook Inlet region on Jan.… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion January's Iniskin earthquake, a 7.1-magnitude quake, damaged the Kenai City Dock, pictured Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The Kenai City Council passed an ordinance in September authorizing the city administration to spend $35,000 to study the engineering required to repair it.
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Ivy Howland (left) and Kenai Community Library children's librarian James Adcox work on pumpkin sculptures during a pumpkin-carving session on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Kenai. Other Halloween activities at the Kenai library include a literary haunted house - inspired by horror classics such as "Frankenstein," "Dracula," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" - open from 4 p.m to 6 p.m on Wednesday and Monday, and from 4 p.m to 5:30 p.m on Friday.
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Ivy Howland (left) and Kenai Community Library children's librarian James Adcox work on pumpkin sculptures during a pumpkin-carving session on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Kenai. Other Halloween activities at the Kenai library include a literary haunted house - inspired by horror classics such as "Frankenstein," "Dracula," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" - open from 4 p.m to 6 p.m on Wednesday and Monday, and from 4 p.m to 5:30 p.m on Friday.