Woman questioned on the stand by her alleged attacker

During a trial that’s become something of a spectacle with a loquacious inmate acting as his own defense, the topic of one woman’s threatened life… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016
  • By PAULA ANN SOLIS

Syringe exchange provides health services, sterile tools

If an intravenous drug user goes into The Exchange at the South Peninsula Hospital Training Center to dispose of their used needles, they can receive… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016
  • By ANNA FROST

Approved by borough, peninsula marijuana growers now in final permitting stretch

After the state issued its first marijuana growing permits on June 9 and 10, nine local cultivators were approved by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly… Continue reading

Ready, Set, Safety

With dipnetters from around the state set to swarm Kenai’s beaches in a matter of weeks, local law enforcement and first responders are gearing up… Continue reading

Commission argues status quo for Soldotna home rule

Under the draft home-rule charter being formed by Soldotna’s charter commission, the structure and duties of the mayor, council and city clerk would remain the… Continue reading

Homer shows Love for Orlando

A group of Homer residents and visitors gathered around the gazebo in WKFL Park on Friday evening and read the names of the 49 people… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2016
  • By ANNA FROST
Soldotna will decide whether to pursue annexation

Soldotna will decide whether to pursue annexation

Soldotna staff and council members have a big decision to make — whether to pursue annexing nearby neighborhoods to make them part of the city… Continue reading

Soldotna will decide whether to pursue annexation
Horseshoes bring together neighbors in Kasilof

Horseshoes bring together neighbors in Kasilof

The term “beer garden” doesn’t quite suit the backyard of the Alaska Roadhouse Bar and Grill, but between the beer and the soft sound of… Continue reading

Horseshoes bring together neighbors in Kasilof
A seagull launches from the bank of the Russian River on Sunday, June 12 at the Russian River ferry in Cooper Landing.
A seagull launches from the bank of the Russian River on Sunday, June 12 at the Russian River ferry in Cooper Landing.

Attorney general, resources commissioner resign

ANCHORAGE (AP) — There were major changes to Gov. Bill Walker’s cabinet on Thursday, with announcements that the attorney general and the acting Natural Resources… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2016

With budget at stake, governor contemplates veto of PFD checks

Now that Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has the state budget on his desk, he has the power to veto or reduce appropriations, including the Alaska… Continue reading

Ordinance to remove prayer in assembly meetings struck down

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly begins every meeting with a prayer.Technically called an invocation, the borough code provides for local religious leaders to come an… Continue reading

Meyer shares governor’s visions of LNG effort

One thing is clear: The state’s new point man on all things gasline has a new perspective on the Alaska LNG Project.Self-proclaimed “gas guy,” and,… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Soldotna to host annexation open house

After hearing the findings of an economic feasibility study, city of Soldotna staff will host an open house next week for the public to learn… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Area children going into second and third grade identify plants along the trail during "Fish Day" at a Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Critter Camp on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the refuge visitor center in Soldotna, Alaska. Each day in the camp session, led by Education Specialist Michelle Ostrowski and education interns, has its own outdoor theme. The kids spent Wednesday learning about the water cycle, streams and other things to do with fish.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Area children going into second and third grade identify plants along the trail during "Fish Day" at a Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Critter Camp on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the refuge visitor center in Soldotna, Alaska. Each day in the camp session, led by Education Specialist Michelle Ostrowski and education interns, has its own outdoor theme. The kids spent Wednesday learning about the water cycle, streams and other things to do with fish.

Fund exec: Market may make dividend bill too optimistic

FAIRBANKS (AP) — The bill to restructure the Alaska Permanent Fund to help pay for government could be too optimistic about the market, the head… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2016
  • By Matt Buxton

Group says fracking will harm endangered beluga whale

ANCHORAGE — A national environmental group on Wednesday asked federal fisheries officials to block an oil company’s plans for offshore hydraulic fracturing underneath Alaska’s Cook… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2016
  • By Dan Joling
Reeling in a monster

Reeling in a monster

An angler visiting from Florida got lucky in Cook Inlet and hauled in a 341-pound halibut last week, one of the biggest reported in the… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2016
Reeling in a monster

Russian River fishing slow, opportunities on Kasilof River

The early run of sockeye salmon to the Russian River is much smaller than it was this time last year, with fewer than 1,100 fish… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Desiree Campos (left) and Eddie Perez (right) gut the sockeye salmon they caught in their personal use gillnet off the Kasilof River's south beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The personal use gillnet fishery opened at 6 a.m. June 15 and will be open until 11 p.m. June 24.

Early-run Kenai kings pass lower end of escapement goal

Fishermen flocked to the mouth of the Kasilof River Wednesday morning for the opening of the personal use gillnet fishery. Rows upon rows of camping… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Desiree Campos (left) and Eddie Perez (right) gut the sockeye salmon they caught in their personal use gillnet off the Kasilof River's south beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The personal use gillnet fishery opened at 6 a.m. June 15 and will be open until 11 p.m. June 24.