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Investigators at Alaska site of plane crash that killed 9

JUNEAU — A team of aviation investigators is now working in a remote, mountainous site in southeast Alaska to determine what caused the crash of… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2015
  • By BECKY BOHRER and GOSIA WOZNIACKA

Card Street fire moves into rehabilitation phase

Crews working on the Card Street fire moved into a new stage of firefighting over the weekend.Public Information Officer Sarah Foster said the fire is… Continue reading

Crew from the Independence and the Solstice watch while skipper Louie Flora works on tying the F/V Eagle Claw up to the F/V Independence in Pile Bay on June 16, 2015. The three Homer boats traveled the length of Iliamna Lake rafted together.

From the braids of the Kviachak to shores of Bristol Bay

Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts in reporter Molly Dischner’s journey with a Homer fishing family to Bristol Bay on the eve… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner
Crew from the Independence and the Solstice watch while skipper Louie Flora works on tying the F/V Eagle Claw up to the F/V Independence in Pile Bay on June 16, 2015. The three Homer boats traveled the length of Iliamna Lake rafted together.

Race isn’t worth fighting over, I found out long ago

Race wars never end, it seems. One man who destroyed a faith community because their skin did not match his reminds us of that –… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2015
  • By Glynn Moore
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Managemnet has released this Alaska Division of Forestry map of the perimeter of the Card Street fire in Sterling as of noon Tuesday.

[Update] Rehabilitation to start on Card Street fire

Friday, 4 p.m.: Crews working on the Card Street fire will move into a new stage of firefighting over the weekend. Public Information Officer Sarah… Continue reading

  • Jun 16, 2015
  • By Clarion staff
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Managemnet has released this Alaska Division of Forestry map of the perimeter of the Card Street fire in Sterling as of noon Tuesday.

Pallones not guilty on two counts, jury hung on third charge

Rosendo Pallones, 40, of Palmer, has been found not guilty of two counts of sexual assault in the first degree. After roughly four days of… Continue reading

Cooper Landing crews work on containment

Friday, 11:30 a.m.:The Juneau Lake fire near Cooper Landing is now estimated at 580 acres, while the Stetson Creek fire has held steady.Public Information Officer… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2015
  • By MEGAN PACER and KELLY SULLIVAN

Supreme Court declares nationwide right to same-sex marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay and lesbian Americans have the same right to marry as any other couples, the Supreme Court declared Friday in a historic… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2015
  • By Mark Sherman
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A young bull moose grazes by the roadside on SkilaK Loop Road on Tuesday June 23, 2015 near Sterling, Alaska.

Photo: Holding a graze

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  • Jun 25, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A young bull moose grazes by the roadside on SkilaK Loop Road on Tuesday June 23, 2015 near Sterling, Alaska.
In this June 17, 2015 photo from the Alaska Army National Guard, trees erupt in flames in the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Crews have wrangled two large wildfires north and south of Anchorage as dozens of blazes burn over 100 square miles in Alaska. One fire forced the evacuation of campsites on the Kenai Peninsula and destroyed at least eight structures since Monday. (Sgt. Balinda O'Neal/U.S. Army National Guard via AP)

Containment on Cooper Landing fires improves

Containment continues to improve on the Stetson Creek and Juneau Lake fires.Public Information Officer Jean Goad, with the incident command team, said the Stetson Lake… Continue reading

In this June 17, 2015 photo from the Alaska Army National Guard, trees erupt in flames in the Stetson Creek Fire near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Crews have wrangled two large wildfires north and south of Anchorage as dozens of blazes burn over 100 square miles in Alaska. One fire forced the evacuation of campsites on the Kenai Peninsula and destroyed at least eight structures since Monday. (Sgt. Balinda O'Neal/U.S. Army National Guard via AP)

Campgrounds reopen in wake of Card Street fire

The Card Street fire is still reported at 30 percent containment, and crews continued with mop-up and securing fire lines on Thursday.Public Information Officer Sarah… Continue reading

Soldotna seeks to further develop its airport

Nearly $270,000 in state, federal and city money will be used to further develop Soldotna’s airport master plan project. The Soldotna City Council on Wednesday… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this July 1, 2014 file photo four anglers and a dog spent a leisurely morning fishing during the opening day of king salmon fishing on the Kenai River near Poacher's Cove in Soldotna, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers have again restricted fishing on the late run of Kenai River king salmon in an effort to conserve the fish.

Kenai River to open for limited king salmon fishing

Anglers will soon be able to target Kenai River king salmon, but with restrictions.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Thursday released a batch… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this July 1, 2014 file photo four anglers and a dog spent a leisurely morning fishing during the opening day of king salmon fishing on the Kenai River near Poacher's Cove in Soldotna, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers have again restricted fishing on the late run of Kenai River king salmon in an effort to conserve the fish.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Alaska State Troopers, Central Emergency Services firefighters and paramedics and Soldotna police responded to a high speed chase that ended on Funny River Road early Wednesday June 25, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Search for Anchorage man brought to end by credit card fraud

After allegedly fleeing Alaska State Troopers and members of the Soldotna Police Department for several hours early Wednesday morning, an Anchorage man was finally caught… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Alaska State Troopers, Central Emergency Services firefighters and paramedics and Soldotna police responded to a high speed chase that ended on Funny River Road early Wednesday June 25, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this 2012 photo commercial drift fishermen in the Cook Inlet pick sockeye salmon off of the deck of their fishing vessel. Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers are noticing an early trend of smaller-than-average salmon during the 2015 fishing season.

Across state, early salmon catches underweight

“Big run, small fish,” is a Cordova fishermen’s rule of thumb that seems to be holding true for salmon in 2015, particularly in the areas… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this 2012 photo commercial drift fishermen in the Cook Inlet pick sockeye salmon off of the deck of their fishing vessel. Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers are noticing an early trend of smaller-than-average salmon during the 2015 fishing season.

Kenai ballot initiatives propose changes to city council

Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct the misreported date of Kenai's general election and an inaccurate description of the proposed changes to… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A smoke column from a controlled burn looms over the Kenai River on Wednesday June 24, 2015 as firefighters work on a prescribed burn to keep the Card Street wildfire from burning out of control in the Skilak Loop Area near Sterling, Alaska.

Card Street command team initiates controlled burn

Conditions were met on Wednesday for fire crews to initiate a 2,000-acre controlled burn north of Skilak Lake, which is resulting in a large, visible… Continue reading

  • Jun 24, 2015
  • By MEGAN PACER and KELLY SULLIVAN
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A smoke column from a controlled burn looms over the Kenai River on Wednesday June 24, 2015 as firefighters work on a prescribed burn to keep the Card Street wildfire from burning out of control in the Skilak Loop Area near Sterling, Alaska.

Seward man to be tried for sexual assault

A Seward man will be tried in Kenai for the sexual assault of his ex-girlfriend last June. Daniel VanNess, 35, was indicted by a grand… Continue reading

Earthquake felt on Kenai Peninsula

There have been no reports of damage near the epicenter of an Alaska earthquake that registered at 5.8 on the Richter scale, said Ian Dickson,… Continue reading

Nikiski plant goes offline, causes power outage

About 22,000 homes and businesses lost power on Wednesday after a Nikiski generation plant operated by Homer Electric Association went offline. The outage happened at… Continue reading