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Greg and Teresa Groeneweg pose with their dog, Ace, who is wearing a lifesaver medal Greg received from the Anchorage Fire Department years ago. He said Ace deserves it now more than him, for fighting off a bear. (Courtesy Greg Groeneweg)

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Dog rescues couple from charging brown bear

“He’s got the bear … and now he’s going to get killed.”

(Black Press Media files)

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3-digit crisis line to be available starting Saturday

Alaskans with 907 area codes can dial 988 and get connected with a trained crisis counselor through Careline…

Former Homer High School athletic director poses on Friday, July 1, 2022, at the high school athletic field in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Work ethic, grit and teamwork

After two decades, Homer athletic director says goodbye to program he helped build

Alaska State Troopers logo.

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ATV accident leaves teen dead in Ninilchik

A 15-year-old girl was driving an ATV with a 14-year-old female passenger

Shawn Dick of Talkneetna carries a fresh catch out of the water while dipnetting on the Kenai Beach on July 10, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Kenai River dipnetting opens this month

The Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery opens July 10

Anna waits in traffic in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on June 9, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Time well spent

There really only seem to be two seasons in Alaska: winter season and construction season.

Smoke from wildfires in Southwestern Alaska casts a pall over Beluga Lake on Wednesday morning, June 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Air quality advisory issued for Southcentral

The advisory was triggered by ongoing wildfires in the southwest that have produced increased levels of smoke

Nurse Tracy Silta draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the walk-in clinic at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways in Soldotna, Alaska on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. COVID-19 vaccines for kids younger than 5 years old are now approved by both the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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COVID shots for kids under 5 available at public health

Roughly 18 million kids nationwide will now be eligible to get their COVID vaccines.

An area cleared to make way for the Cooper Landing Bypass project can be seen above the intersection of the Kenai River and Kenai Lake in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Sept. 6, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Preservation efforts advance along Cooper Landing highway project

67 acres of wetland habitat was conserved around the Sterling Highway Milepost 45-60 project

A portable sign on the Sterling Highway on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, reminds voters they can vote or turn in their special-election mail-in ballots at Homer City Hall through Friday, June 10, 2022. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Special election is June 11

Saturday is Alaska’s special primary congressional election; voters will cast their ballots to fill the state’s lone seat…

Hope, Alaska, is seen on May 14, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Hope

Working in journalism is draining for a lot of reasons. We’re constantly taking meetings and phone calls, trying…

The Alaska Division of Forestry’s White Mountain crew responds to a fire burning near Milepost 46.5 of the Sterling Highway on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Cooper Landing Emergency Services)

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Officials encourage residents to firewise homes

The central peninsula has already had its first reported fires of the season

Kenai Peninsula College Kachemak Bay Campus valedictorian Rosemary Kauffman speaks at her virtual class graduation on Thursday, May 5, 2022. (Screenshot)

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KPC graduates look to future

Students awarded diplomas in virtual ceremony