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Courtesy photo/Bruce Manlick Michigan native Bruce Manlick poses with a female black bear he shot on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 near Cottonwood Creek Trail in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Manlick was rescued by fishermen when his kayak tipped over on Skilak Lake the day after he shot the bear.

Hunter rescued after kayak capsizes on Skilak Lake

Bruce Manlick was excited to shoot his first-ever bear earlier this month during a trip to Skilak Lake. But he found his fortunes reversed the… Continue reading

Courtesy photo/Bruce Manlick Michigan native Bruce Manlick poses with a female black bear he shot on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 near Cottonwood Creek Trail in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Manlick was rescued by fishermen when his kayak tipped over on Skilak Lake the day after he shot the bear.

Man shot by trooper identified

A man shot Saturday in an altercation with a state trooper has been identified as Jon Ployhar of Sterling. Ployhar, 49, was driving on Mile… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Man accused of animal cruelty denied lower bail

A Soldotna man accused of animal cruelty pleaded not guilty during a superior court arraignment and bail hearing Monday at the Kenai Courthouse. Samuel Stroer,… Continue reading

Evidence argued in Cooper Landing murder case

Multiple forms of evidence were put on the spot during an evidentiary hearing on Monday for an Anchorage man accused of murder. Attorneys finished presenting… Continue reading

TransCanada supportive of buyout, state official says

JUNEAU — TransCanada Corp. is supportive of the state buying out the company’s position in a proposed gas project in Alaska, a state official told… Continue reading

Mother: Kenai boy missing from Anchorage detention facility

Mother: Kenai boy missing from Anchorage detention facility

Update:  On Monday, officials with the state’s Division of Juvenile Justice said two boys had escaped from the McLaughlin Youth Center in Anchorage and that… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Mother: Kenai boy missing from Anchorage detention facility

KPC going smoke and tobacco-free Dec. 31

Kenai Peninsula College’s campuses will implement the “UA Smoke-Free/Tobacco-Free Campuses” policy on the last day of 2015. KPC’s Anchorage Extension Site, located in the University… Continue reading

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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

Clarion file photo Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre proposed unifying Central and Southern Peninsula Hospitals during a recent healthcare task force meeting.

Mayor proposes unified hospital service areas

The Healthcare Task Force zeroed in on the hospitals at its Wednesday night meeting.At its third meeting, the Healthcare Task Force heard from the representatives… Continue reading

Clarion file photo Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre proposed unifying Central and Southern Peninsula Hospitals during a recent healthcare task force meeting.
In this May 18, 2014 file photo Ted Nichols, 12, of Chugiak, goes digging for clams at the Whiskey Gulch beach access in Anchor Point, Alaska. Alaska's Board of Fisheries took up several proposed regulatory changes to Cook Inlet razor clam fisheries.

Razor clam fishing to remain closed

The razor clam sport and personal use fisheries on the east side of the Cook Inlet will remain closed for a second year. The number… Continue reading

In this May 18, 2014 file photo Ted Nichols, 12, of Chugiak, goes digging for clams at the Whiskey Gulch beach access in Anchor Point, Alaska. Alaska's Board of Fisheries took up several proposed regulatory changes to Cook Inlet razor clam fisheries.

Alaska man stranded in Russia after flight canceled

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sivoy Miklahook booked his flight to Russia when there were no scheduled return flights to Alaska, but he figured something would come… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2015
  • By RACHEL D’ORO

Man shot, killed by trooper

A man is dead after being shot during a fight with an Alaska State Trooper late Saturday night near Sterling. A trooper tried to pull… Continue reading

Millions nationwide take part in the 10th annual Read for the Record

The 10 students in Amber Tiedemann’s Title 1 classes joined millions of children worldwide Thursday for a noteworthy event. The small group at Sterling Elementary… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools

AKRR approved to carry LNG

The Federal Railroad Administration has given the Alaska Railroad permission to carry liquefied natural gas. The approval is a first in the United States and… Continue reading

  • Oct 23, 2015
Nikiski Fire and the Alaska State Troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision at Mile 17 of the Kenai Spur Highway Friday morning. One of the drivers was evacuated in a LifeMed Alaska helicopter while the other was taken in a Nikiski Fire ambulance.

Kenai accident sends two to hospital

A black Dodge Dart driven by 24 year-old Cyle Dendy collided with a white Ford pickup driven by 38 year-old Aaron McGahan in the southbound… Continue reading

  • Oct 23, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Nikiski Fire and the Alaska State Troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision at Mile 17 of the Kenai Spur Highway Friday morning. One of the drivers was evacuated in a LifeMed Alaska helicopter while the other was taken in a Nikiski Fire ambulance.

Anchorage may impose $500 ticket for texting while driving

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Texting while driving in Anchorage may land drivers a $500 traffic ticket under a proposal that shifts the violation from criminal… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2015
Clarion file photo In this June 23, 2013 file photo the tide, wind and waves eat at the bottom of Kenai Bluff during high tide Sunday evening below Toyon Way in Kenai.

Kenai bluff erosion study cost almost doubles

The cost of an upcoming Army Corps of Engineers study necessary to proceed with Kenai’s bluff stabilization project has increased from a May 2015 estimate… Continue reading

Clarion file photo In this June 23, 2013 file photo the tide, wind and waves eat at the bottom of Kenai Bluff during high tide Sunday evening below Toyon Way in Kenai.
Members of the Alaska House majority speak to members of the media on the first day of the Legislature's third special session this year on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. The focus of the special session is on the proposed buy out of TransCanada Corp. from the gas project the state is pursuing. Pictured from the top are Reps. Mark Neuman, Mike Chenault and Steve Thompson. Neuman and Thompson are co-chairs of the House Finance Committee; Chenault is the House speaker. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Legislative session’s focus narrowed to TransCanada buyout

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration began making its case for why the state should buy out one of its partners in a proposed… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Members of the Alaska House majority speak to members of the media on the first day of the Legislature's third special session this year on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. The focus of the special session is on the proposed buy out of TransCanada Corp. from the gas project the state is pursuing. Pictured from the top are Reps. Mark Neuman, Mike Chenault and Steve Thompson. Neuman and Thompson are co-chairs of the House Finance Committee; Chenault is the House speaker. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
This photo courtesy of Emmanuel Wattecamps-Etienne, shows him posing for a photo with his cat. Wattecamps-Etienne made a jump Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, from his sailboat, La Chimere, a rescue boat after the sailboat lost its rudder and rigging in high seas and gale force winds about 400 miles south of Cold Bay, Alaska. He tucked his cat inside his coat before making the leap off the doomed sailboat. (Courtesy of Emmanuel Wattecamps-Etienne via AP)

French sailor had no fear in leaping to rescue boat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The French sailor who made a daring jump from high up the rigging pole of his disabled ship to a rescue boat… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2015
  • By Mark Thiessen
This photo courtesy of Emmanuel Wattecamps-Etienne, shows him posing for a photo with his cat. Wattecamps-Etienne made a jump Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, from his sailboat, La Chimere, a rescue boat after the sailboat lost its rudder and rigging in high seas and gale force winds about 400 miles south of Cold Bay, Alaska. He tucked his cat inside his coat before making the leap off the doomed sailboat. (Courtesy of Emmanuel Wattecamps-Etienne via AP)

Anchorage woman combats spice trend by offering pot instead

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage woman is looking for spice users and asking them to destroy their synthetic drug in exchange for marijuana.Health officials… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2015