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Alaska Airlines debuts bigger overhead bins

Alaska Airlines is rolling out a new feature that fliers are sure to appreciate — larger overhead storage bins.The “Space Bins” debut today as Alaska… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2015

Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positions

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a scaled back budget. In the past week,… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Jessica Franklin attachs tape to a cardboard cat she built at the Cardboard Challenge on Friday Oct. 9 at the Soldotna Public Library.

Photo: Cardboard challenge

Children and adults who participated in the Cardboard Challenge at the Soldotna Public Library on Friday were equipped with duct tape and turned loose on… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Jessica Franklin attachs tape to a cardboard cat she built at the Cardboard Challenge on Friday Oct. 9 at the Soldotna Public Library.

Biologists track unusual fish sightings on Alaska’s coast

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Biologists say unusual fish are appearing near Alaska’s shores, likely because of warmer ocean temperatures caused by El Nino and the… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015

More, smaller icebergs could show up in Alaska tanker lanes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Icebergs that threaten tankers carrying oil from the trans-Alaska pipeline are likely to be smaller but more numerous over the next two… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Dan Joling

AMP test results now on their way

The State Board of Education adopted standards for the Alaska Measures of Progress and Alaska Alternate Assessment tests Friday. The approved regulations set the range… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
A SeaLife Alaska Center volunteer responds to a report of a sick female otter and pup stranding. The volunteers were able to save the pup, but the mother was too sick to save.

Spike in otter deaths in Kachemak Bay

Dead and dying sea otters have been appearing more frequently on the beaches of Kachemak Bay for the last month.This time of year, biologists would… Continue reading

A SeaLife Alaska Center volunteer responds to a report of a sick female otter and pup stranding. The volunteers were able to save the pup, but the mother was too sick to save.

University system takes steps to ready for shooting response

JUNEAU, Alaska — Immediately after the shooting at an Oregon community college, students, faculty and staff at the University of Alaska Anchorage received an email.That… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND OCT. 10-11, 2015 AND THEREAFTER - In this photo taken Sept. 24, 2015, writer Ernestine Hayes, author of "Blonde Indian," reads from her forthcoming memoir, whose working title is "The Dao of Raven: An Alaska Native Memoir," during the "Shaped by the North" panel discussion in Juneau, Alaska. At a recent 49 Writers CrossCurrents panel, Hayes along with two other writers and a photographer discussed how the north and its landscape has influenced their work. (Mary Catharine Martin/Capital City Weekly via AP)

Writers discuss how they were shaped by the North

JUNEAU, Alaska — Non-Alaskans that watch reality television may have what they think is a clear idea of Alaska: scary bears, stormy seas, feuding hotel… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By MARY CATHERINE MARTIN
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND OCT. 10-11, 2015 AND THEREAFTER - In this photo taken Sept. 24, 2015, writer Ernestine Hayes, author of "Blonde Indian," reads from her forthcoming memoir, whose working title is "The Dao of Raven: An Alaska Native Memoir," during the "Shaped by the North" panel discussion in Juneau, Alaska. At a recent 49 Writers CrossCurrents panel, Hayes along with two other writers and a photographer discussed how the north and its landscape has influenced their work. (Mary Catharine Martin/Capital City Weekly via AP)
A crew from the Kenai Department of Parks & Recreation worked Thursday to prepare the Field of Flowers for winter. They are also rebuilding the gazebo, which was damaged in mid-September by an unknown vandal.

Where did all of the flowers go?

Field of flowers… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
A crew from the Kenai Department of Parks & Recreation worked Thursday to prepare the Field of Flowers for winter. They are also rebuilding the gazebo, which was damaged in mid-September by an unknown vandal.

VA tackles Choice Act issues with pilot program

The Alaska Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a pilot program aimed at fixing the bugs in the Veteran’s Choice Program.The Choice Program, which was… Continue reading

Anchor Point fire, emergency service area expands

Voters approved a proposition Tuesday to expand the boundaries of the Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Service Area into the Cook Inlet.As BlueCrest Energy prepares… Continue reading

Commission calls for proposals to spend 2012 salmon funds

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is asking for proposals on how to spend $2.2 million in federal disaster funds geared toward salmon research in… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Artistic Director Tammy Vollom-Matturro leads orchestra members in a run-through of their concert on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Kenai Central High School.

Playing the Classics: Kenai Peninsula Orchestra prepares for concert

Talent, classics and humor awaits those who attend this year’s Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Evening of Classics on Friday. An annual fundraiser for the group, the… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Artistic Director Tammy Vollom-Matturro leads orchestra members in a run-through of their concert on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Kenai Central High School.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Workshop participants listen to a presentation on disability services and their relation to domestic violence during a course session on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 at the LeeShore Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Local entities shift focus to domestic violence

Local government officials and community organizations are getting on board to help spread the word about Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October. October is Domestic… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Workshop participants listen to a presentation on disability services and their relation to domestic violence during a course session on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 at the LeeShore Center in Kenai, Alaska.

School district’s legislative priorities are all about funding

The Board of Education approved its list of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s 2016 state and legislative priorities Monday. Each section includes four brief items… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Fish population booms in Stormy Lake

After being hit from both sides with invasive species, Stormy Lake may finally be on the mend.Stormy Lake, one of the larger lakes in the… Continue reading

Nikiski residents Lynda Moore, left, and Ewin Frothingham, right, cast their votes during the regular election on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at the Nikiski Fire Department Station 1 poll location in Nikiski, Alaska.

Photo: Election day

Nikiski residents Lynda Moore, left, and Ewin Frothingham, right, cast their votes during the regular election on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at the Nikiski Fire… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2015
Nikiski residents Lynda Moore, left, and Ewin Frothingham, right, cast their votes during the regular election on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at the Nikiski Fire Department Station 1 poll location in Nikiski, Alaska.

Whitney, Murphy lead in Soldotna City Council races

Soldotna residents voted to stick to what they know during Tuesday’s regular election. For seat A on the Soldotna City Council, long-time community member Fred… Continue reading

Nikiski voters shoot down law enforcement service area

Nikiski area residents shot down a law enforcement service area in Tuesday’s municipal election. Barring any changes after absentee ballots are counted, Proposition 2 failed… Continue reading