Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The tail of a crashed plane sits the woods on Saturday, August 22 at a crash site near South Cohoe Loop Road.

Kasilof plane crash report describes final descent

Witness reports of what they saw and heard moments before an August plane crash that killed two Kasilof residents are included in a preliminary report… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The tail of a crashed plane sits the woods on Saturday, August 22 at a crash site near South Cohoe Loop Road.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A Welsh Corgi talks a walk with its trainer on Saturday July 11, 2015 during the Kenai Kennel Club's annual dog show in Soldotna, Alaska.

Hundreds compete at Kenai Kennel Club dog show

It seems to rain at least once a weekend during every Kenai Kennel Club dog show, organizers and participants said. The 2015 show was no… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A Welsh Corgi talks a walk with its trainer on Saturday July 11, 2015 during the Kenai Kennel Club's annual dog show in Soldotna, Alaska.

Birdsong returns after Card Street Fire

This article has been changed to correct the species of a bird and to identify the US Fish and Wildlife Service as the agency Mariah… Continue reading

Clarion file photo  In this June 9 file photo, Kenai Police Sgts. Scott McBride (left) and Jay Sjogren review a map with Lisa Jaegar from the Mat-Su Search and Rescue Dogs on Borgen Av. in Kenai. Two rescue dog teams along with agents with the FBI are searching the wooded area north of Wildwood Correctional Facility for a Kenai family of four missing since May 27.

Remains found near home of missing Kenai family

Kenai police may have found the remains of a family that has been missing from the area for 10 months. Police were called Saturday evening… Continue reading

  • Mar 22, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Clarion file photo  In this June 9 file photo, Kenai Police Sgts. Scott McBride (left) and Jay Sjogren review a map with Lisa Jaegar from the Mat-Su Search and Rescue Dogs on Borgen Av. in Kenai. Two rescue dog teams along with agents with the FBI are searching the wooded area north of Wildwood Correctional Facility for a Kenai family of four missing since May 27.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Lisa Hundley and Paul Karella blow bubbles on Saturday April 4, 2015 during a memorial for Hundley's daughter-in-law Rebecca Adams and grandchildren Michelle Hundley and Jaracca Hundley who were found dead in a field near their home in Kenai, Alaska.

Community members gather to remember Kenai mother, children

For a few short minutes Saturday, a field near the Kenai Central High School auditorium was filled with bubbles symbolizing the loss of a Kenai… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Lisa Hundley and Paul Karella blow bubbles on Saturday April 4, 2015 during a memorial for Hundley's daughter-in-law Rebecca Adams and grandchildren Michelle Hundley and Jaracca Hundley who were found dead in a field near their home in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Several kids played tag in the empty bleachers during the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show on March 28, 2015 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Several kids played tag in the empty bleachers during the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show on March 28, 2015 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dr. Sarah Spencer of the Ninilchik Community Clinic demonstrates how to equip a vial of naloxone, an overdose rescue medication, into an injectable pen. She sends many of her opiate addict patients home with one in case of an emergency.

Opioid addicts face stigma even while seeking treatment

Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series on opioid addiction on the Kenai Peninsula. For the second part of the series, check… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dr. Sarah Spencer of the Ninilchik Community Clinic demonstrates how to equip a vial of naloxone, an overdose rescue medication, into an injectable pen. She sends many of her opiate addict patients home with one in case of an emergency.

About 7,700 Alaskans have enrolled in expanded Medicaid

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state health department official says that since the state expanded Medicaid to cover more lower-income Alaskans on Sept. 1, about… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Kenai woman killed in Bridge Access crash

A Kenai woman died Tuesday night in a two-vehicle crash on Bridge Access Road.Kenai Police Chief Gus Sandahl said his department and Kenai Fire responded… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Nov. 13, 2015 file photo, convicted murderer Demarqus Green reacts after Kenai Superior Court Judge Anna Moran decided to reschedule a sentencing hearing in Kenai, Alaska. Green has been sentenced to 40 years in jail for a 2012 shooting.

Green gets 40 years for 2012 shooting

Finding a need for community condemnation and to isolate him from society, Kenai Superior Court Judge Anna Moran on Monday sentenced Demarqus Green to 40… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Nov. 13, 2015 file photo, convicted murderer Demarqus Green reacts after Kenai Superior Court Judge Anna Moran decided to reschedule a sentencing hearing in Kenai, Alaska. Green has been sentenced to 40 years in jail for a 2012 shooting.

Minimum wage rising to $9.75 an hour in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s minimum wage will increase by a dollar an hour, to $9.75, starting Friday.The state labor department estimates 12,000 jobs in… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2015

Police to release video of altercation with autistic man

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Kodiak Police Department says it will release video and written reports of a physical encounter between three officers and an… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2015

Cause of death for Soldotna woman still unknown

Officials have released few additional details about the death of Soldotna resident Yvonne Anderson, whose body was found in the woods on Saturday.Anderson, 45, was… Continue reading

Protest of alleged spice sales organized

On Sunday afternoon demonstrators bearing signs with slogans such as “morals before money” and “no poison for profit” will gather in front of Tobacco Distress,… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Seventh grader Brady Evoy tinkers with a few of his own Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. Evoy is not officially part of Alaska's Upward Bound "The Modern Blanket Toss" program, but attends most meetings because drone flying is a personal interest.

Flight preparations: Drone program exposes students to STEM field

One day in early December, an up-and-coming engineering firm in Nikiski was bustling. Employees, all of whom are 18 and younger, aside from Vice President… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Seventh grader Brady Evoy tinkers with a few of his own Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. Evoy is not officially part of Alaska's Upward Bound "The Modern Blanket Toss" program, but attends most meetings because drone flying is a personal interest.

Out of the ashes

After losing their home and everything in it, Bob Hensler and Helen Hunt-Hensler said being able to laugh about it is sometimes the best medicine.… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Devin Every, Travis Every and Damien Redder pick fish from a setnet Wednesday July 9, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

Board of Fish seeks information on coastal erosion impacts to set gillnetters

The Alaska Board of Fisheries has formed a new committee to study the effects of coastal erosion impacts on set gillnet operations after its 2015… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Devin Every, Travis Every and Damien Redder pick fish from a setnet Wednesday July 9, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

Soldotna woman found dead in woods

A Soldotna woman was found dead on Saturday after walking into the woods on the side of the Kenai Spur Highway.Alaska State Troopers found the… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2015

Kenai man collides with road grader

Police say a drunk driver crashed into a road grader in Soldotna on Monday night.The Soldotna Police Department, Central Emergency Services and Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2015
Firefighters stand near a piece of wreckage after a small plane slammed into a commercial building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, early Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. Authorities say at least one person aboard died. Assistant Fire Chief Alex Boyd said there were no injuries on the ground.(AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)

Small plane crashes into Alaska building, killing at least 1

ANCHORAGE — The pilot of a small plane that smashed into a building in downtown Anchorage on Tuesday was not authorized to fly the aircraft… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2015
  • By RACHEL D'ORO,
Firefighters stand near a piece of wreckage after a small plane slammed into a commercial building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, early Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. Authorities say at least one person aboard died. Assistant Fire Chief Alex Boyd said there were no injuries on the ground.(AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)