Alaska Democrats question state candidacy law

JUNEAU — Alaska Democratic party leaders have approved allowing candidates not affiliated with a political party to run in the Democratic primary.In a letter to… Continue reading

Division of Forestry offers grants to help plant trees

The Alaska Division of Forestry is helping communities spruce up with woody perennials.The Alaska Community Forestry Program has designated two grants for organizations and individuals… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Shots fired, 1 killed in arrest of Oregon militants

The FBI and Oregon State Police on Tuesday arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2016
  • By REBECCA BOONE and GENE JOHNSON
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Luke Riley attempts a one foot high kick during the Native Youth Olympics Winter Games Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 23 at Kenai Middle School. Riley barely missed making the kick.

Native Youth games provide social and physical skills

Youth teams from as far as Wasilla and Chickaloon gathered to compete in three days of traditional Alaskan Native games at the Native Youth Olympics… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Luke Riley attempts a one foot high kick during the Native Youth Olympics Winter Games Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 23 at Kenai Middle School. Riley barely missed making the kick.

Quake Q&A: Geologists explain state’s vulnerability

ANCHORAGE — A massive weekend earthquake in Alaska cracked a road, broke natural gas lines and destroyed four homes. But the magnitude-7.1 quake wasn’t the… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2016
  • By Dan Joling

School district, associations schedule arbitration

The next time the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administrators and the support staff and teacher associations meet for negotiations will be in the presence… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

State to seeks changes in standardized testing

After almost four years of preparation and planning, plus millions of dollars in implementation, Alaska’s new standardized testing scheme appears bound for the garbage can… Continue reading

Coast Guard Auxiliary offers GPS class

When a call came in for a sinking boat near Seldovia, the Coast Guard took down the coordinates the captain read to them and took… Continue reading

Panel says Lunch and Learn events could raise ethical concerns

JUNEAU — A legislative committee on Monday found that attendance at the increasingly popular lunchtime presentation series at the state Capitol could violate ethic rules… Continue reading

Ready for 'The Traveler'

Ready for ‘The Traveler’

Exciting things are happening at Forever Dance Alaska, formerly known as Vergine’s Dance Studio in Soldotna the Aurora Dancers’ will be making a Valentine’s weekend… Continue reading

Ready for 'The Traveler'
BlueCrest plans

BlueCrest plans

Even though oil prices are hovering around $30.00 a barrel BlueCrest plans to begin producing from its new Anchor Point on shore facility this spring,… Continue reading

BlueCrest plans
Hip Hop

Hip Hop

Alaska draws a myriad of talented people from around the world that has broadened the culture of our young homestead, fishing, resource extraction based community.… Continue reading

Hip Hop
Waxing into winter

Waxing into winter

Today, more than ever during the long Alaskan nights, it’s important to put down the I-pad, TV remote or smart phone and strap on some… Continue reading

Waxing into winter

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Free Application for Student Aid help offered

Current and prospective college students are reminded that financial aid is available to them regardless of income level, accessible through the completion of the 2016-17… Continue reading

1 dead in Sterling Highway collision

A head-on collision at Mile 90 of the Sterling Highway early Monday morning has resulted in one fatality. Alaska State Troopers were dispatched to the… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2016
An early morning earthquake created a mess in the aisles of Safeway on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

7.1 quake rattles region

Update, 8:30 p.m.: Homer Electric Association plans to restore power to the Lilac Lane area by Sunday night, according to a release from the company. Though… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2016
An early morning earthquake created a mess in the aisles of Safeway on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Bill to update Alaska Military Code of Justice advances

JUNEAU, Alaska — A bill to update Alaska’s Uniform Code of Military Justice is making progress through the state House, advancing Friday from a judiciary… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Borough Planning Director Max Best speaks about the AK LNG Project's Kenai Spur Highway relocation plans on Thursday, Jan. 21 to a crowd at the Nikiski Recreation Center.

Spur Highway reroute will need Kenai Peninsula Borough approval

When the Alaska LNG project moves the Kenai Spur Highway to accommodate the footprint of the liquefaction and export terminal it plans to build near… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Borough Planning Director Max Best speaks about the AK LNG Project's Kenai Spur Highway relocation plans on Thursday, Jan. 21 to a crowd at the Nikiski Recreation Center.
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, Hai Han feeds a common murre in the bathtub of his vacant apartment in Whittier, Alaska. He hand feeds salmon chunks to the bird two to three times after he founds it starving to death on a beach in Whitter. A federal laboratory that assesses disease in wildlife is calling for more research into the deaths of thousands of common murres and other seabirds off Alaska's coast. The National Wildlife Health Center, part of the U.S. Geological Survey, issued a wildlife bulletin Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 on emaciated common murres found dead over the past 11 months.(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Federal agency calls for research into Alaska seabird deaths

ANCHORAGE — A federal laboratory that assesses disease in wildlife is calling for more research into the deaths of thousands of common murres and other… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2016
  • By Dan Joling
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, Hai Han feeds a common murre in the bathtub of his vacant apartment in Whittier, Alaska. He hand feeds salmon chunks to the bird two to three times after he founds it starving to death on a beach in Whitter. A federal laboratory that assesses disease in wildlife is calling for more research into the deaths of thousands of common murres and other seabirds off Alaska's coast. The National Wildlife Health Center, part of the U.S. Geological Survey, issued a wildlife bulletin Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 on emaciated common murres found dead over the past 11 months.(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)