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Tangled up in Blue: Up in smoke!

Tangled up in Blue: Up in smoke!

My wood stove stole my freedom. The independence I cultivated through years of working late nights in return for long afternoons when I want them… Continue reading

Tangled up in Blue: Up in smoke!

State investigates North Slope oil worker death

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The employee of a Hilcorp Alaska drilling contractor who died last week was struck by heavy drilling pipe at Milne Point on… Continue reading

Lease sale in Alaska petroleum reserve draws modest interest

ANCHORAGE (AP) — A federal sale of oil leases in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska has again drawn a modest response. The Bureau of Land Management… Continue reading

77 years of conservation in our neighborhood

77 years of conservation in our neighborhood

By LEAH ESKELIN What happened in 1941? So many events are tied to that year, some small and others enormous in their lasting impacts. The… Continue reading

77 years of conservation in our neighborhood

NEW YORK — Kane Brown wasn’t sure he was going to make it. But there was one thing he was certain about: He was never… Continue reading

Michael Cohen, left, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Cohen was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

‘Dirty deeds’: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s one-time fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for crimes that included arranging the payment… Continue reading

Michael Cohen, left, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, leaves federal court after his sentencing in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Cohen was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to two women that he says was done at the direction of Trump. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Kenai Chamber supports Alaska LNG in Nikiski

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center has joined several other local organizations and communities in supporting Nikiski as the location for Alaska Gasline… Continue reading

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A beagle finds his forever home with royalty in ‘His Royal Dogness’

Wow, you’re getting so big! Your hair is really growing out. You’re getting to be such a good artist. You’re so much like your Mama.… Continue reading

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Now Playing: ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ — for when blockbusters and indies don’t appeal

You would think with streaming video being the norm and the fact that there are a million different options of movies to watch at home,… Continue reading

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Republican Bart LeBon points to a vote tally board with his campaign manager Brittany Hartmann during a election recount at the Department of Elections’ Juneau office on Friday, Nov. 30. LeBon is challenging the handling of four ballots as part of an ongoing legal fight over the Alaska House District 1 seat in Fairbanks. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

LeBon asks for recount win to be upheld by Alaska court

JUNEAU — The Republican candidate in a disputed Alaska House race is challenging the handling of four ballots as part of an ongoing legal fight… Continue reading

Republican Bart LeBon points to a vote tally board with his campaign manager Brittany Hartmann during a election recount at the Department of Elections’ Juneau office on Friday, Nov. 30. LeBon is challenging the handling of four ballots as part of an ongoing legal fight over the Alaska House District 1 seat in Fairbanks. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Wood burns during a Kenai National Wildlife Refuge prescribed burning in February 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Refuge continues slash pile burning

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is conducting slash pile along the Refuge boundary near Sterling. The burning began Tuesday and will continue to Wednesday, Dec.… Continue reading

Wood burns during a Kenai National Wildlife Refuge prescribed burning in February 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
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Pioneer Potluck: About an abducted Christmas tree

CHRISTMAS 1979 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA This story is a repeat story, but well worth the laughter. Reminiscence of Christmases Past Christmas 1979 was looking very bleak… Continue reading

(Photo/Joshua L. Jones, Athens Banner-Herald)
Fishing vessel sinks in Seward Harbor

Fishing vessel sinks in Seward Harbor

A fishing vessel in the Seward Harbor has leaked an unknown amount of marine diesel and other petroleum products after sinking Sunday. The F/V Nordic… Continue reading

Fishing vessel sinks in Seward Harbor
In this March 9 file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aurora borealis displays above Ice Camp Skate in the Beaufort Sea during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018. Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth’s polar regions at times they don’t expect, like winter, and in places they don’t expect, like eastern Antarctica. (MC 2nd Class Micheal H. Lee/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Scary warming at poles showing up at weird times, places

WASHINGTON — Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth’s polar regions at times they don’t expect, like winter, and in places they don’t expect, like… Continue reading

In this March 9 file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aurora borealis displays above Ice Camp Skate in the Beaufort Sea during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018. Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth’s polar regions at times they don’t expect, like winter, and in places they don’t expect, like eastern Antarctica. (MC 2nd Class Micheal H. Lee/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
In this Jan. 22, 2010 file photo, a cow moose walks through the brush in Noorvik, Alaska. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Alaska moose poacher fined $100,000, sentenced to jail

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska man who poached three moose and left most of the meat to rot has been sentenced to nine months in jail… Continue reading

In this Jan. 22, 2010 file photo, a cow moose walks through the brush in Noorvik, Alaska. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
In this Jan. 16, 2017, file photo, then Rep.-elect Gary Knopp sits in his office at the Alaska Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. Republican state lawmaker Knopp is seeking to create a bipartisan majority coalition in the House after leaving a fragile GOP caucus that he said was “doomed to fail.” Knopp says he wanted to start talks on the potential creation of a bipartisan coalition, with just weeks before the start of the new legislative session. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Republican leaves GOP caucus

JUNEAU — A Republican state lawmaker is seeking to create a bipartisan majority coalition in the House after leaving a fragile GOP caucus that he… Continue reading

In this Jan. 16, 2017, file photo, then Rep.-elect Gary Knopp sits in his office at the Alaska Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. Republican state lawmaker Knopp is seeking to create a bipartisan majority coalition in the House after leaving a fragile GOP caucus that he said was “doomed to fail.” Knopp says he wanted to start talks on the potential creation of a bipartisan coalition, with just weeks before the start of the new legislative session. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
In this Dec. 1 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to media at the G20 summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Top House Dems raise prospect of impeachment, jail for Trump

WASHINGTON — Top House Democrats on Sunday raised the prospect of impeachment or almost-certain prison time for President Donald Trump if it’s proved that he… Continue reading

In this Dec. 1 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to media at the G20 summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Kenai Peninsula Food Bank hosts an early Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday Nov. 21, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank expresses gratitude

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank faced significant challenges this Thanksgiving due to high pricing of turkeys and cutbacks on funding. That is when the Kenai… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula Food Bank hosts an early Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday Nov. 21, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
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Recycling Bin: Getting butts out of the ecosystem

Around the world, 5 trillion filter cigarettes are smoked annually. Over 287 billion cigarettes are sold in the U.S. and two out of three smoked… Continue reading

6355628 - boy scouts folding flag, stock artwork
NLC: Stars take 3rd, claim 4 individual titles

NLC: Stars take 3rd, claim 4 individual titles

By JEREMIAH BARTZ Frontiersman.com PALMER — Soldotna crowned three champions, boasted an all-Stars heavyweight final and SoHi mentor Neldon Gardner earned Coach of the Year… Continue reading

NLC: Stars take 3rd, claim 4 individual titles