19 years after teen vanished, family is still searching

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — It’s been nearly two decades since a 17-year-old Bethel girl vanished, and her family is still looking for answers.Saturday marked the… Continue reading

  • Sep 27, 2015

Three-time cancer survivor Becky Zaverl tells her story

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Becky Zaverl is one of those rare people who can make you feel you’ve known her your entire life, even though you… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2015
  • By Dorothy Chomicz
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 4, 2015 file photo Nikiski resident and activist Ann Krogseng speaks to a crowd during a borough assembly hearing on a proposed law enforcement service area in Nikiski, Alaska. Korgseng died in an ATV rollover accident at her property on Thursday.

Community mourns death of Nikiski activist

A Nikiski resident and community activist died on Thursday after she was ejected and pinned beneath her ATV. Ann Dooley-Krogseng, 59, was an organizer of… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 4, 2015 file photo Nikiski resident and activist Ann Krogseng speaks to a crowd during a borough assembly hearing on a proposed law enforcement service area in Nikiski, Alaska. Korgseng died in an ATV rollover accident at her property on Thursday.

Local law enforcement talks big picture with national public safety broadband plan

Law enforcement and emergency response representatives explored the future of public safety at Wednesday’s 911 Advisory Board meeting at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Emergency Response… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lisa Beranek of the Kenai Watershed Forum introduces The Lost Coast Presentation, during which listeners learned what it takes to survive a week-long bike trip, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Lost Coast bikers inspire interest in water

Travellers shared advice, inspiration and laughter during a Kenai Watershed Forum Lost Coast Presentation. During the Thursday evening event, three presenters chronicled the adventures of… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lisa Beranek of the Kenai Watershed Forum introduces The Lost Coast Presentation, during which listeners learned what it takes to survive a week-long bike trip, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Skilak bear’s cubs not found, have chance of survival

The cubs of a brown bear that mauled a hunter from Texas this week have not been found, said Alaska Department of Fish and Game… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Purple peppers are one of seven pepper varieties Glenn Sackett is groing in his greenhouses Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Sterling, Alaska.

Sackett’s produce stand keeps growing

For many local farmers, the growing season is almost finished on the Kenai Peninsula, and surplus produce is yet to sell. Oblong green peppers, bulbous… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Purple peppers are one of seven pepper varieties Glenn Sackett is groing in his greenhouses Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Sterling, Alaska.
AKDOT budget cuts limit winter road clearance

AKDOT budget cuts limit winter road clearance

Budget cuts statewide will limit the Alaska Department of Transportation’s ability to clear roads this winter.Falling oil prices have forced the state legislature to trim… Continue reading

AKDOT budget cuts limit winter road clearance
Trihydro opens doors

Trihydro opens doors

A rain drenched Tuesday, September 15th didn’t deter a large group of folks from turning out for an open house to meet executives of a… Continue reading

Trihydro opens doors
Ivory collection left for others to enjoy

Ivory collection left for others to enjoy

Jim Kunkle worked with Tri State Tool for over 30 years before he retired a few years ago, 25 of those years spent working here… Continue reading

Ivory collection left for others to enjoy
Brown Bears open season

Brown Bears open season

A large crowd turned out for the Peninsula Brown Bears opening night of hockey action September 11th against their nemeses from Fairbanks the Ice Dogs.… Continue reading

Brown Bears open season
Ladies land the big ones

Ladies land the big ones

Nearly 90 female business leaders from across Alaska gathered for the 8th annual Kenai River Women’s Classic, a three-day networking and fundraising educational event that… Continue reading

Ladies land the big ones

Bear involved in mauling found dead

The brown bear that mauled a moose hunter near Skilak Lake on Tuesday has been found dead following investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

EPA fines broadcaster for filling wetlands

A broadcasting company with a facility near Ninilchik has been fined $30,000 by the Environmental Protection Agency for illegally filling wetlands with gravel and dredged… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Adam Cook and Jeremy Barfield, drillers for Alaska LNG contractor Fugro work on a small jackup rig docked at the Rig Tenders Marine Terminal on Thursday Sept. 24, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska. As the company continues its fieldwork near the planned location of a proposed LNG plant marine terminal crews will move the rig to a location near Boulder Point to continue geotechnical sampling while others will do seismic work down Holt Lamplight Road.

LNG data collection picks up in Nikiski

The exploratory work for the Alaska LNG is moving forward, both offshore and inland. Crews performing geologic and geophysical research in the Nikiski area will… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Adam Cook and Jeremy Barfield, drillers for Alaska LNG contractor Fugro work on a small jackup rig docked at the Rig Tenders Marine Terminal on Thursday Sept. 24, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska. As the company continues its fieldwork near the planned location of a proposed LNG plant marine terminal crews will move the rig to a location near Boulder Point to continue geotechnical sampling while others will do seismic work down Holt Lamplight Road.

Gas pipeline is focus of Alaska special session

ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday called lawmakers into special session to kick-start stalled consideration of the Alaska natural gas pipeline project.Walker, who spent… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2015
  • By Mark Thiessen

Homer police find burning basket vandal; charges yet to be filed

Tire tracks and a tip lead police last week to the man who burned and then destroyed the Burning Basket. An 18-year-old high school student… Continue reading

Producers agree to $16.5 billion for PILT, impact payments on AK LNG project

The “big three” producers involved in the Alaska LNG Project have agreed with the state to pay $16.5 billion for property tax obligations and to… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2015
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, photo, people stand at a campsite involved in removing invasive arctic foxes on Chirikof Island, Alaska. A decades-old campaign to wipe dozens of Alaska islands clean of invasive arctic foxes is a step closer to wrapping up with an eradication effort this summer on a large, uninhabited island that's also home to hundreds of feral non-native cattle. (Steve Ebbert/Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge via AP)

Fox removal effort closer to completion on Alaska islands

ANCHORAGE — A decades-old campaign to wipe dozens of Alaska islands clean of invasive arctic foxes is a step closer to wrapping up with an… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro
In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, photo, people stand at a campsite involved in removing invasive arctic foxes on Chirikof Island, Alaska. A decades-old campaign to wipe dozens of Alaska islands clean of invasive arctic foxes is a step closer to wrapping up with an eradication effort this summer on a large, uninhabited island that's also home to hundreds of feral non-native cattle. (Steve Ebbert/Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge via AP)

Marijuana board accepts draft to ban cannabis clubs

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board accepted draft regulatory language on Sept. 24 that would ban cannabis social clubs, unable to establish any regulations around a… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS