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Nonprofit works to replace Kodiak’s Madsen Bear statue

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A Kodiak nonprofit is working to gather support for a new project that would replace the city’s life-size fiberglass statue of… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2015

Juneau proceeds with plans to demolish fire-damaged complex

Eds: APNewsNow.JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — City leaders in Juneau are moving ahead with plans to demolish a downtown apartment complex ravaged by a fire three… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2015

Sitka shops offer free coffee for comments on ferry system

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Three cafe owners are working together to raise support for improved ferry service in Sitka in res ponse to cuts in… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2015
Marvin Roberts, right, a member of the so-called Fairbanks Four, hugs his lawyer, Alaska Innocence Project attorney Bill Oberly during Roberts' address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Roberts and three other men were convicted of killing a Fairbanks teenager in 1997, but a post-conviction civil trial in being conducted in Fairbanks this month. The men, who have long claimed they were unjustly accused of the murder, are seeking to have their convictions overturned. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

‘Fairbanks Four’ trial ends, judge won’t rush decision

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Four men who claim they were wrongly found guilty of killing a Fairbanks teenager in 1997 will have to wait learn… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2015
Marvin Roberts, right, a member of the so-called Fairbanks Four, hugs his lawyer, Alaska Innocence Project attorney Bill Oberly during Roberts' address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Roberts and three other men were convicted of killing a Fairbanks teenager in 1997, but a post-conviction civil trial in being conducted in Fairbanks this month. The men, who have long claimed they were unjustly accused of the murder, are seeking to have their convictions overturned. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Courtesy photo/Alaska State Troopers This photo from the Alaska State Troopers shows Sharon Eileen Berghone, a 64-year-old Nikiski woman who has been missing from her home at the north end of Holt Lamplight Road since Monday evening. Berghone's hair is now shorter than it appears in the photo, according to troopers.

Nikiski woman seeks missing mother

A Nikiski woman is asking for help finding her mother, who she says has been missing since Monday evening.Patsie Blakely said her mother, Sharon Eileen… Continue reading

Courtesy photo/Alaska State Troopers This photo from the Alaska State Troopers shows Sharon Eileen Berghone, a 64-year-old Nikiski woman who has been missing from her home at the north end of Holt Lamplight Road since Monday evening. Berghone's hair is now shorter than it appears in the photo, according to troopers.

Borough considers amending liquor license setback

The borough assembly will take up a proposed change to the Kenai Peninsula Borough code requiring liquor stores to be at least 500 feet from… Continue reading

Courtesy photo/Patsie Blakely This Facebook photo shows Nikiski resident Eileen Berghone, 64, who has been missing since the evening of Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Berghone's daughter, Patsie Blakely, is asking that anyone who sees her mother calls the Alaska State Troopers.

Nikiski woman in search of her missing mother

8 p.m.:Troopers have initiated a Silver Alert for Sharon Eileen Berghone, a disabled Nikiski woman who has been missing since Monday evening. Berghone, who lives… Continue reading

Courtesy photo/Patsie Blakely This Facebook photo shows Nikiski resident Eileen Berghone, 64, who has been missing since the evening of Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Berghone's daughter, Patsie Blakely, is asking that anyone who sees her mother calls the Alaska State Troopers.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Sept. 11, 2013 file photo Robert Senn drives a roto-mill along the Kenai Spur Highway. Several construction projects are scheduled to happpen between miles 8 and 12 of the highway in 2016.

Kenai Spur will see summer construction

A quartet of construction efforts will happen in summer 2016 between miles 8 and 12 of the Kenai Spur Highway, according to Alaska Department of… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Sept. 11, 2013 file photo Robert Senn drives a roto-mill along the Kenai Spur Highway. Several construction projects are scheduled to happpen between miles 8 and 12 of the highway in 2016.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Timothy Cashman Jr. is sworn in by Soldotna City Clerk Shellie Saner after the council voted 4-1 to appoint him to a vacant seat on Tuesday Nov. 10, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna council taps Cashman for open seat

By a vote of 4-1 the Soldotna City Council elected Timothy Cashman Jr., to a vacant council seat. Cashman Jr. beat applicant Dan Nelson for… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Timothy Cashman Jr. is sworn in by Soldotna City Clerk Shellie Saner after the council voted 4-1 to appoint him to a vacant seat on Tuesday Nov. 10, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Joe Coop, a member of the American Legion and the VFW, stands at attention during a flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Photo: Celebrating veterans

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  • Nov 10, 2015
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Joe Coop, a member of the American Legion and the VFW, stands at attention during a flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen speaks at the Kenai Peninsula College Kenai River Campus McLane Commons, only one top on his two-day tour to the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. It is the first time a UA system president has been to the Kenai Peninsula in nearly seven years, said KPC Director Gary Turner.

UA president visits peninsula campuses

Recently appointed University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen spoke words of optimism during his first visit to the Kenai Peninsula despite taking over leadership of… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen speaks at the Kenai Peninsula College Kenai River Campus McLane Commons, only one top on his two-day tour to the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. It is the first time a UA system president has been to the Kenai Peninsula in nearly seven years, said KPC Director Gary Turner.
File photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Dec. 13, 2013 file photo, a volunteer Alaska Moose Federation driver removes a dead moose from the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska. At least two people collided with moose on Monday on the Kenai Peninsula according to Alaska State Troopers.

Three women crash after moose collision on the Sterling Highway

No one was injured, except the moose, in a three-vehicle wreck Monday evening on the Sterling Highway. Alaska State Troopers were called to the scene… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report
File photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Dec. 13, 2013 file photo, a volunteer Alaska Moose Federation driver removes a dead moose from the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska. At least two people collided with moose on Monday on the Kenai Peninsula according to Alaska State Troopers.

Planning commission defines ‘water-dependent’ buildings

The Kenai Peninsula Borough planning commission issued a more detailed definition for buildings placed inside the anadromous stream setback.Most of the population of the peninsula… Continue reading

Homer mayor to run for Legislature

Homer Mayor Mary E. “Beth” Wythe has filed a letter of intent to run for representative of House District 31 in the Alaska Legislature, the… Continue reading

Report: Pilot error cause of 2013 Era crash

Pilot error caused the Oct. 23, 2013, crash of an Era Aviation Beechcraft 1900 C/C at the Homer Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said… Continue reading

Kachemak-Selo School makes top of state’s preliminary priority list

There is a good chance the 63 unhoused students at Kachemak Selo School will get a new facility. The K-12 Kachemak Selo replacement school is… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jay Galloway motors his wheelchair down the Kenai Spur Highway after a heavy snow on Monday Nov. 9, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. Galloway could not ride on the sidewalks as they were still covered in snow. "I understand that it takes time, but (the city) really needs to clear the sidewalks for the people who need them," he said.

Photo: Tough commute

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  • Nov 9, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jay Galloway motors his wheelchair down the Kenai Spur Highway after a heavy snow on Monday Nov. 9, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. Galloway could not ride on the sidewalks as they were still covered in snow. "I understand that it takes time, but (the city) really needs to clear the sidewalks for the people who need them," he said.

Kenai Fire extinguishes shed, talks safety

Members of the Kenai Fire Department responded to a small structure fire Sunday night just off of Bridge Access Road.Five firefighters were called out to… Continue reading

State, federal officials try to tackle feral rabbit problem

JUNEAU (AP) — A “Bunny Task Force” has been created in an effort to help control Juneau’s growing population of feral rabbits.Stephanie Sell, biologist with… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2015

State English, math test results show room to improve

Most Alaska students do not meet new state math and English proficiency standards, but that does not come as a surprise to the Department of… Continue reading