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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

Progress continues in Cooper Landing

Progress continues in Cooper Landing

The condition of a firefighter injured during a bear encounter Monday has improved and he will be leaving an Anchorage hospital Thursday.Public Information Officer Jean… Continue reading

  • Jun 24, 2015
  • By MEGAN PACER and KELLY SULLIVAN
Progress continues in Cooper Landing

Wildfires blister Alaska with increased frequency, intensity

ANCHORAGE — Alaska residents endure the nation’s harshest winters for the reward of beautiful summer days with sunshine that lingers until midnight.But increasingly, large wildfires… Continue reading

  • Jun 24, 2015
  • By Dan Joling
Searchers are nestled between crevasses on the surface of Colony Glacier in Alaska on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. For the fourth consecutive summer, a team of military members and scientists are combing the surface of Colony Glacier looking for remains and personal effects that can be used to identify the 52 people who perished when a U.S. Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashed into Mount Gannett, about 15 miles away, while flying in severe weather in 1952. (Bill Roth/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)

Searchers comb Alaska glacier for GIs killed in 1950s crash

COLONY GLACIER — Scientists and volunteers tethered in safety gear and ice cleats painstakingly scoured the frozen dirt and ice to see if a glacier… Continue reading

  • Jun 24, 2015
  • By Mark Thiessen
Searchers are nestled between crevasses on the surface of Colony Glacier in Alaska on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. For the fourth consecutive summer, a team of military members and scientists are combing the surface of Colony Glacier looking for remains and personal effects that can be used to identify the 52 people who perished when a U.S. Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashed into Mount Gannett, about 15 miles away, while flying in severe weather in 1952. (Bill Roth/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)

Earthquake felt on Kenai Peninsula

Wednesday, 6 p.m.:   There have been no reports of damage near the epicenter of an Alaska earthquake that registered at 5.8 on the Richter… Continue reading

Cook Inlet oil companies heavy consumers of tax credit reimbursements

Editor's note: this story has been changed to correct the geographical base of the North Slope-based Caelus Energy, which has no assets in Cook Inlet,… Continue reading