The House Finance Committee introduced a bill Tuesday that would put $6.4 billion from the Permanent Fund earnings reserve account into the Fund principal, putting… Continue reading
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — States may cap political donors’ campaign contributions only if they can show that those limits are preventing corruption or the appearance… Continue reading
Residents around the central Kenai Peninsula paused Monday to remember those who have died in service of their country. Memorial Day began with the Posting… Continue reading
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The woman who had been hanging off the anchor chain of a support ship that is part of Royal Dutch Shell’s… Continue reading
NORTH POLE (AP) — About 25 years ago, a judge ordered artist Dan Bates to paint a mural as the penalty for a youthful indiscretion.The… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN (AP) — It takes approximately eight minutes and 52 seconds for a shuttle carrying astronauts to the International Space Station to get to space,… Continue reading
A ten-foot burn pile sparked a half-acre wildfire on Sunday after a man lost control of it near his Funny River home. Firefighters were called… Continue reading
The two Soldotna High School staff members that the graduating class of 2015 chose to deliver keynote speeches during their Tuesday graduation ceremony at the… Continue reading
A man was found dead Sunday in Kenai’s Municipal Park. Kenai Police were called to the scene at about 8:30 a.m. after getting a report… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A rapid and aggressive response to the start of Alaska wildfire season has keep burned acreage to a minimum despite persistent hot and… Continue reading
A Sunday morning fire destroyed a Sport Lake Road home.Central Emergency Services firefighters were called to a home on Rafie Street that had been engulfed… Continue reading
This is a breaking news story that will be updated periodically. Firefighters had a wildfire nearly 14 miles down Funny River Road controlled and contained… Continue reading
The Central Kenai Peninsula is projected to yield a bountiful harvest of morel mushrooms this season. Mushroom hunters are already on the move, combing through… Continue reading
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding a fuel spill near Port Graham Cook Inlet. Several agencies responded to an area in southeastern Cook Inlet after… Continue reading
His Royal Highness King Harald V of Norway visits Anchorage and Homer next week for the first visit by the king to Alaska. King Harald… Continue reading
After three days of deliberation, a Homer jury on Thursday afternoon found Demarqus Green, 23, of Anchorage, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of… Continue reading
The proposed Cook Inlet Harbor Safety Committee is another step closer to reality. After writing and receiving comments on a draft charter, the group’s convening… Continue reading
This is a breaking news story that will be updated periodically. Updated at 8 p.m. Saturday Fire officials are reporting that the burn has been… Continue reading
Editor’s note: The Peninsula Clarion does not identify victims in sexual assault cases and will refer to the two women involved in this trial by… Continue reading
Division of Forestry firefighters in Soldotna headed to their 18th wildland fire of the season Thursday as Kenai Peninsula departments prepared for the Memorial Day… Continue reading