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Man dies after being shot by Seward police officer

Man dies after being shot by Seward police officer

A man has died after being shot by a Seward police officer during a confrontation Sunday. A Seward police officer shot Micah McComas, 41, of… Continue reading

Man dies after being shot by Seward police officer
Soldotna starts adopting sign code changes

Soldotna starts adopting sign code changes

Soldotna has adopted a new policy for temporary signage promoting community events in rights-of-way throughout the city. Since January, the members of the Soldotna Planning… Continue reading

Soldotna starts adopting sign code changes
A drift gillnet fishing vessel makes its way into the Kenai River on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Supreme Court says no to hearing UCIDA case

The lawsuit over whether the federal government or the state should manage Cook Inlet’s salmon fisheries won’t get its day in the U.S. Supreme Court… Continue reading

A drift gillnet fishing vessel makes its way into the Kenai River on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Kendall Dellasperanza’s fourth grade class from McNeil Canyon Elementary School prepares to scour a section of shoreline for trash Friday, Sept. 22 near Mariner Park in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News.)

CoastWalk cleans up beaches and monitors ecology

Students from McNeil Canyon Elementary School walking the Homer Spit beaches last Friday have become the latest generation of citizen scientists participating in CoastWalk, the… Continue reading

Kendall Dellasperanza’s fourth grade class from McNeil Canyon Elementary School prepares to scour a section of shoreline for trash Friday, Sept. 22 near Mariner Park in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News.)

Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishing to close for 2017

Commercial fishing will be done for the 2017 season in Upper Cook Inlet effective Oct. 6. The east side set gillnet fishery in Upper Cook… Continue reading

This photo, courtesy of the Alaska Department of Corrections, shows the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward, Alaska. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Corrections)

Report says corrections officers improperly left inmates naked in cells for hours

The Alaska Department of Corrections acted wrongly when correctional officers forced a group of 12 male inmates in Seward to strip naked in front of… Continue reading

This photo, courtesy of the Alaska Department of Corrections, shows the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward, Alaska. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Corrections)
Gavin Graves braves the cold water of the Cook Inlet to beach comb along the beach in Kenai, Alaska on Saturday, October 1, 2017. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Beachcombing

Gavin Graves braves the cold water of the Cook Inlet to beach comb along the beach in Kenai, Alaska on Saturday, October 1, 2017. (Photo… Continue reading

Gavin Graves braves the cold water of the Cook Inlet to beach comb along the beach in Kenai, Alaska on Saturday, October 1, 2017. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Ballot prop asks to raise sales tax cap to $1,000

Kenai Peninsula residents who voted last year may have a moment of déjà vu when they look at their ballots again this year — one… Continue reading

Winston the golden retriever waits patiently for a treat that attracts fellow park-goers at 3 Friends Dog Park’s opening day in Soldotna, Alaska on Saturday September 30, 2017. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Dog park gets two paws up

Soldotna Mayor Pete Sprague cuts the ribbon for the 3 Friends Dog Park on North Aspen Drive in Soldotna on Saturday. “It’s kind of ironic… Continue reading

Winston the golden retriever waits patiently for a treat that attracts fellow park-goers at 3 Friends Dog Park’s opening day in Soldotna, Alaska on Saturday September 30, 2017. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Annexation discussion continues despite lack of trust

Soldotna is considering annexing one or more of nine areas outside of current city borders, and has brought the conversation outside of city hall, to… Continue reading

Kenai man arrested for sexual abuse of several minors

A Kenai man is facing multiple charges of sexual assault against multiple minors over a period of five years. Donald Tresness, 29, of Kenai, was… Continue reading

Troopers arrest woman after high-speed chase in stolen truck

A high-speed chase on near Soldotna on Friday ended in Alaska State Troopers arresting a woman for stealing a truck. Amber Heath, 28, of Kenai,… Continue reading

A footbridge stretches out over wetlands on the Ryan’s Creek trail among foliage in full fall colors Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The Ryan’s Creek trail, which runs for about 1.3 miles parallel to Trading Bay Road and connects the Kenai Spur Highway and Marathon Road near Daubenspeck Family Park, was extended in 2013. The city of Kenai maintains a network of pedestrian trails downtown, part of which features a disc golf course in the park near the Kenai Safeway. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Photo: Out for a stroll

A footbridge stretches out over wetlands on the Ryan’s Creek trail among foliage in full fall colors Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The… Continue reading

A footbridge stretches out over wetlands on the Ryan’s Creek trail among foliage in full fall colors Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The Ryan’s Creek trail, which runs for about 1.3 miles parallel to Trading Bay Road and connects the Kenai Spur Highway and Marathon Road near Daubenspeck Family Park, was extended in 2013. The city of Kenai maintains a network of pedestrian trails downtown, part of which features a disc golf course in the park near the Kenai Safeway. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Ethics complaint dismissed against Homer council members

Affirming what had been suspected happened when a Heartbeat of Homer spokesperson broke confidentiality, an ethics complaint against three Homer City Council members filed on… Continue reading

Locker room burglary suspect gets trial date

Details emerge of alleged kidnapping, assault

Two Kenai residents and an Anchorage resident were arrested Monday on charges of sexual assault, assault, kidnapping and drug and weapon charges. Kenai police officers… Continue reading

Locker room burglary suspect gets trial date
This year’s three Kenai city council candidates — incumbents Tim Navarre (left) and Henry Knackstedt, and newcomer Bob McIntosh — respond to questions during a discussion on Wednesday in the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. After the municipal elections on Oct. 3, the two top vote-getters will take the two open seats on the seven-person Kenai city council.

3 Kenai council candidates talk business

Members of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce invited the three candidates to a forum on Wednesday, at which they answered questions chamber members had submitted… Continue reading

This year’s three Kenai city council candidates — incumbents Tim Navarre (left) and Henry Knackstedt, and newcomer Bob McIntosh — respond to questions during a discussion on Wednesday in the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. After the municipal elections on Oct. 3, the two top vote-getters will take the two open seats on the seven-person Kenai city council.
Linda Hutchings (standing), a candidate for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor, answers a question during a forum with fellow candidates Dale Bagley (center) and Charlie Pierce (right) at the Funny River Community Center on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Voters to choose new mayor on Oct. 3

Next week will bring not only five new assembly members and a draft of new service area board members and city council members in the… Continue reading

Linda Hutchings (standing), a candidate for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor, answers a question during a forum with fellow candidates Dale Bagley (center) and Charlie Pierce (right) at the Funny River Community Center on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Tagging experiment offers evidence that setnet-caught kings survive

Editor's note: This article has been clarified that a king salmon did not gill in Brent Johnson's selective harvest module and to correct a misspelling… Continue reading

A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
3 arrested in report of kidnapping in Kenai

3 arrested in report of kidnapping in Kenai

3 arrested in report of kidnapping, assault in Kenai area Two Kenai residents and an Anchorage man have been arrested on multiple counts of crimes… Continue reading

3 arrested in report of kidnapping in Kenai
The research vessel Sikuliaq is docked at its homeport in Seward on Saturday, July 15, preparing for a research cruise through the Beaufort Sea on which oceanographer Dr. Carin Ashjian served as chief scientist. After the recent conclusion of the cruise, Dr. Ashjian was one of eight female scientists to participate in a discussion on women in science, organized by the conservation nonprofit Cook Inletkeeper, at the Kenai Fine Arts Center on Friday.

Female scientists talk about women in science

Eight research and technical professionals gathered at the Kenai Fine Arts Center on Friday to publicly discuss a statistical imbalance in their own population —… Continue reading

The research vessel Sikuliaq is docked at its homeport in Seward on Saturday, July 15, preparing for a research cruise through the Beaufort Sea on which oceanographer Dr. Carin Ashjian served as chief scientist. After the recent conclusion of the cruise, Dr. Ashjian was one of eight female scientists to participate in a discussion on women in science, organized by the conservation nonprofit Cook Inletkeeper, at the Kenai Fine Arts Center on Friday.