Review calls for changes in Alaska Department of Corrections

JUNEAU — A review of the Alaska Department of Corrections ordered by Gov. Bill Walker after several inmate deaths found outdated policies, cases of lax… Continue reading

Draft EIS nearly ready for Donlin, in the works for Chuitna

Mining companies involved with several important projects aren’t ready to press the button on construction just yet, but they are positioning things to be ready… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner

Stop N Go on

When Nikiski resident Bill Bliss bought the building for the Stop N Go Cafe on Miller Loop Road, it was what he described as an… Continue reading

Alaska’s high health care costs

ANCHORAGE — In 2007, Marcy Merrill decided it was finally time to get some help. She was obese, but wouldn’t truly admit it. Then one… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2015
  • By LAUREL ANDREWS

Vehicle theft suspect crashes into Anchorage restaurant

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 33-year-old man is facing new charges after a chase with authorities ended with the suspect vehicle crashing into an Anchorage… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2015

Recall targets mayor in family spending controversy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents are working to recall the mayor whose staff spent public money on purchases from and for her family members.Eighteen residents… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2015

Nenana to hold election after mayor’s abrupt resignation

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Interior city of Nenana will elect a new mayor in January following an abrupt resignation.Former Mayor Alan Baker served less… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2015

Bethel asks governor to declare emergency after school fire

BETHEL— Bethel council members are asking the state to help the city recover from a school fire.The Kilbuck building fire burned for 12 hours on… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2015
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Craig Ralston, former Senior Captain of the Nikiski Fire Department, listens to a speaker pay tribute to his rescue work during his retirement party on Friday, Nov. 13 at the Nikiski Senior Center. Ralston served the Fire Department as a staff member and volunteer for a total of 34 years.

Out of the fire and into retirement

Craig Ralston’s coworkers and friends describe the soon-to-be retired Nikiski firefighter as dedicated, loyal, tenacious and experienced.After two years as a volunteer and 32 years… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Craig Ralston, former Senior Captain of the Nikiski Fire Department, listens to a speaker pay tribute to his rescue work during his retirement party on Friday, Nov. 13 at the Nikiski Senior Center. Ralston served the Fire Department as a staff member and volunteer for a total of 34 years.

LNG may bring more Kenai River traffic

Managers are concerned that pressure on the Kenai River could increase if the Alaska LNG project goes through.The project is still tentative and will not… Continue reading

8 apply for coming vacancy on Alaska Supreme Court

JUNEAU, Alaska — Eight attorneys have applied for the upcoming vacancy on the Alaska Supreme Court.Justice Dana Fabe has announced plans to retire June 1.… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2015

Pebble mine battle moves to Capitol Hill

The fight over the proposed Pebble mine at times makes politics look tame.That impassioned battle resumed on Capitol Hill Nov. 5 when the House Committee… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2015
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Borough Mayor Mike Navarre holds up Redoubt Elementary School kindergartener Dawson Harpole after their team won the annual Great Grocery Grab race on Friday.

Redoubt Elementary fires up annual food drive

Lunch was over, but the hallways of Redoubt Elementary School were still packed with yelling kids armed with cans of food. Their cheering picked up… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Borough Mayor Mike Navarre holds up Redoubt Elementary School kindergartener Dawson Harpole after their team won the annual Great Grocery Grab race on Friday.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Convicted murderer Demarqus Green reacts after Kenai Superior Court Judge Anna Moran decided to reschedule a sentencing hearing  on Friday Nov. 13, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Green was found guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the killing of Demian Sagerser in Homer - but his sentencing hearing was scheduled in Kenai despite the objection of the murder victim's mother. Moran said she was unaware of the mother's objections and pushed the next sentencing date back to December.

Homer area murder sentencing moved again

The sentencing for an Anchorage man guilty of murder has been postponed and moved to Homer after a communication mishap.Demarqus Green, 23, was found guilty… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Convicted murderer Demarqus Green reacts after Kenai Superior Court Judge Anna Moran decided to reschedule a sentencing hearing  on Friday Nov. 13, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Green was found guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the killing of Demian Sagerser in Homer - but his sentencing hearing was scheduled in Kenai despite the objection of the murder victim's mother. Moran said she was unaware of the mother's objections and pushed the next sentencing date back to December.
Photo courtesy Dwayne Parton Posing in front of the famous Fairbanks city bus, Dwayne Parton recreates the famous Christopher McCandless self-portrait from the early 1990s.

Passing through: Adventure brings North Carolina man to Alaska

Even though his truck has an extra long bed, at 6-foot-4, Dwayne Parton was cramped when he climbed out onto the trailhead at 8 Mile… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Dwayne Parton Posing in front of the famous Fairbanks city bus, Dwayne Parton recreates the famous Christopher McCandless self-portrait from the early 1990s.

School district reviews AMP results, seeks delay in next test

Despite its students being among the state’s top performers in the first round of testing, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administrators want to delay Alaska… Continue reading

  • Nov 14, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Women comfort each other as they stand in front of the Carillon cafe, in Paris, Saturday, Nov.14, 2015. French President Francois Hollande vowed to attack Islamic State without mercy as the jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

In a somber, off-kilter Paris, mass murder leaves emptiness

PARIS — The indiscriminate taking of so many lives squeezed life out of Paris itself. Not all life but enough to create a sense of… Continue reading

  • Nov 14, 2015
  • By JOHN LEICESTER
Women comfort each other as they stand in front of the Carillon cafe, in Paris, Saturday, Nov.14, 2015. French President Francois Hollande vowed to attack Islamic State without mercy as the jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Kenai teen not with suspected student

Breana Parmer, a reported runaway from Kenai, is no longer presumed to be traveling with a previously suspected student, troopers said Friday. Captain Andy Greenstreet,… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Official: More than 100 dead in string of Paris attacks

PARIS (AP) — A series of unprecedented attacks on popular night spots killed more than 100 people in the deadliest violence to strike France since… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2015
  • By LORI HINNANT and GREG KELLER

Troopers: Nikiski woman dead of natural causes

Alaska State Troopers are waiting for results from the autopsy on Sharon Eileen Berghone, who was found dead near her Nikiski home Thursday, before ruling… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan