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Homer Middle School teacher arrested on charges of sexual assault and burglary

Charles Kent Rininger, 38, was arrested March 12 by Alaska State Troopers.

 

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Homer man sentenced for illegally transporting black bears

Travis Larson pleaded guilty to four counts of violating the Lacey Act in October 2024.

 

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Sterling man arrested by SWAT after alleged Tuesday assault

The man allegedly assaulted and threatened multiple people before being arrested by a SWAT team.

 

Foliage surrounds the Soldotna Police Department sign on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna man arrested after police chase, multiple collisions

Aldon Burns is charged with failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer, fourth-degree assault and resisting arrest.

Foliage surrounds the Soldotna Police Department sign on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Attorney requests delay in trooper assault case

Joseph Miller Jr., 50, and Jason Woodruff, 42, were indicted on felony assault in October.

A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A 2015 Ford Explorer that was stolen from the Kenai Chamber of Commerce before crashing into a tree near Wells Fargo Bank is loaded onto a tow truck in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Car stolen, crashed in Kenai

The car was reportedly taken from the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.

A 2015 Ford Explorer that was stolen from the Kenai Chamber of Commerce before crashing into a tree near Wells Fargo Bank is loaded onto a tow truck in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Barnes sentenced to 6 months for felony cruelty to animals

He has motioned to have previous time spent under house arrest credited as time served.

A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Troopers shoot, kill 32-year-old Kasilof man after they say he shot a trooper

Troopers and a SWAT team responded to reports of a man yelling and firing a gun late Thursday night.

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The Homer Courthouse. (Homer News file photo)
The Homer Courthouse. (Homer News file photo)

Plea change hearing scheduled for Mondragon-Lopez

Arturo Mondragon-Lopez Jr. was charged in October 2023 for the murder of Brianna Hetrick.

The Homer Courthouse. (Homer News file photo)
The Homer Courthouse. (Homer News file photo)
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Updated: Arson, burning charges dismissed in Homer fire case

Kimberly Ketter, 41, was arrested on Jan. 4 for several charges including arson.

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The entrance to the Kenai Police Department, as seen in Kenai, Alaska, on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai man arrested after allegedly aiming shotgun into traffic

Multiple parents who were dropping children at nearby Mountain View Elementary reported the man, police said.

The entrance to the Kenai Police Department, as seen in Kenai, Alaska, on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
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Homer man arrested for Cooper Landing burglaries

He is accused of at least five different burglaries, troopers said

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Dayan convicted of 2020 murder

Keith Huss, 57, was found dead on Sept. 29, 2020, at a rest area in Turnagain Pass

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Updated: Troopers take into custody ‘person of interest’ in Cooper Landing burglaries

Troopers asked people in Cooper Landing to be vigilant and urged against picking up hitchhikers

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The Nikiski Pool is photographed at the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file)

Nikiski man arrested for threats to Nikiski Pool

Similar threats, directed at the pool, were made in voicemails received by the borough mayor’s office, trooper say

The Nikiski Pool is photographed at the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file)
A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Crane sentenced again to 30 years in prison after failed appeal to 3-judge panel

That sentence resembles the previous sentence announced by the State Department of Law in July

A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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4 arrested for alleged sale of drugs in Seward

A dispatch first published in September has been updated twice with additional charges for drug sales dating back to 2020

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Sterling liquor store burgled, troopers say

Troopers were called around 3 a.m. Sunday

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Kasilof man arrested on charges of sexual abuse, harassment of minors

Troopers arrested him Dec. 10 after an investigation that began Nov. 19

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A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

June trial date set for troopers indicted for felony assault

Jason Woodruff and Joseph Miller Jr. are accused of assault for conduct in May arrest

A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)