Man arrested after crash, power outage

A Soldotna man has been arrested after troopers found he collided with a power pole on Funny River Road, which caused nearly 700 homes to… Continue reading

Young talks Trump, drugs and gas taxes

Alaska’s lone delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up a visit to Juneau on Tuesday, telling an audience at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall that… Continue reading

AK LNG field season to include offshore work

More geophysical and technical work will take place in Nikiski this summer as preparation for the Alaska LNG Project.The partners on the liquefied natural gas… Continue reading

Lawmakers move rewrite of Walker’s fisheries tax bill

JUNEAU — A House fisheries committee advanced a rewrite of Gov. Bill Walker’s fisheries tax bill on Tuesday, diverting half of the potential revenue into… Continue reading

Corrections chief defends appointment amid criticism

JUNEAU — State Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams defended his appointment Tuesday amid criticism from a correctional officers’ union over a scathing review of the department… Continue reading

Walmart to sell only cage-free eggs by 2025

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is pledging to sell only cage-free eggs by 2025.The nation’s largest food retailer is joining a growing list of… Continue reading

  • Apr 5, 2016
  • By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A member of Kenai Fire pulls the department's new ambulance, Rescue 6, out of the garage on Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Kenai Fire Department in Kenai, Alaska. Kenai Fire Chief Jeff Tucker said the ambulance was budgeted for and will allow the department to have two ambulances in service at a time with one on reserve in case of an emergency. It comes with a gas engine, which he said will be easier for local mechanics to work on compared to the other vehicles which use diesel.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A member of Kenai Fire pulls the department's new ambulance, Rescue 6, out of the garage on Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Kenai Fire Department in Kenai, Alaska. Kenai Fire Chief Jeff Tucker said the ambulance was budgeted for and will allow the department to have two ambulances in service at a time with one on reserve in case of an emergency. It comes with a gas engine, which he said will be easier for local mechanics to work on compared to the other vehicles which use diesel.

Men stopped by spike strips near Sterling

Two Anchorage men have been arrested after troopers used spike strips to stop them speeding along the Sterling Highway on Sunday.Jesse Skjegstad, 19, and his… Continue reading

Funding increase, spending reduction help school district budget

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has nearly $3 million more in funds than originally projected for the current year, the amount of the deficit… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools

Hatchery salmon still small portion of Cook Inlet fishery

Though hatcheries are a major part of the commercial fishing industry statewide, they’ve remained a small portion of the harvest in Cook Inlet.Fish from Alaska’s… Continue reading

Senate majority pauses retirement bill after new estimates

JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate majority announced Monday that legislation calling for increased local contributions to the public employees’ retirement system was on hold given… Continue reading

Kasilof River sees big personal use sockeye salmon harvest

JUNEAU — Fishermen harvested nearly 533,000 salmon in Cook Inlet personal-use fisheries last year and the Kasilof River saw its highest sockeye salmon harvest to… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2016
  • By Rashah McChesney

Air Force to assign F-35 fighters to Alaska’s Eielson base

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base will host two new squadrons of F-35 fighter jets, the Air Force announced Monday.The base 26 miles… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2016

Vermillion pleads guilty to manslaughter

Update:A day before Paul Vermillion was scheduled to go to trial for murder, he accepted an agreement and pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter… Continue reading

Fall semester priority registration kicks off

Kenai Peninsula College continually reminds students to stay on track to graduate in the shortest time possible, saving both time and money, by tackling 15… Continue reading

  • Apr 3, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools

Students help port keep docks free of sea lions

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Port of Astoria is trying to keep its docks free of sea lions with railings welded and painted by Knappa… Continue reading

Students take animal dissection to the next step

CROSWELL, Mich. — Students all over the U.S. dissect animals as a kind of high school rite of passage. Not many, though, stuff and mount… Continue reading

  • Apr 3, 2016
  • By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
  • Schools

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

Murder trial delayed one day

The trial for an Anchorage man accused of murder in the 2013 death of Genghis Muskox in Cooper Landing has been postponed by one day.Originally… Continue reading

  • Apr 3, 2016
  • By Staff Report
The storefront of Black Dog Firearms on Friday, April 1 in Soldotna.

Slow sales leads Black Dog Firearms to close

There were days this winter when no one came through the doors of Black Dog Firearms in Soldotna. The slowdown led to the business’s closure… Continue reading

The storefront of Black Dog Firearms on Friday, April 1 in Soldotna.