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Halibut hang from the display rack at North Country Charters on the Homer Spit on Sunday, June 25, 2017 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Commission to consider cutting halibut catch quotas

Halibut fishermen may see a reduction in the total amount of fish they’re allowed to catch in 2018.…

Post-vote, cannabis businesses bloom on peninsula

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Post-vote, cannabis businesses bloom on peninsula

KENAI — Every time brothers Chase and Dylan Griffith make a business decision, instead of shaking hands, they…

In this September 2017 photo, pink salmon swim up a drainage ditch at Beluga Slough in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Data shows Prince William Sound pink salmon in Homer streams

Scientists have identified the source of a glut of pink salmon that showed up in streams across Lower…

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Anchor Point man in hospital after being shot by trooper

Thursday update: The Alaska State Trooper that fired his service weapon on Sunday, Dec. 10, injuring Anchor Point…

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Agencies work on public transportation projects, funding

With less money available amid an ongoing state fiscal crisis, the various agencies providing low-cost transportation across the…

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Crime Stoppers launch app, seek more community involvement

Though it has celebrated its 25th birthday, the Peninsula Crime Stoppers group is still trying to gain more…

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Alaska VA to expand, continue work on wait time issues

Leaders at Alaska’s veterans health care system are planning to expand the agency’s workforce in the state. The…

A herd of Dall sheep graze on the side of one of the peaks in the Mystery Hills above the Skyline Trail in September 2017 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Game upholds sheep spotting restriction

Using an airplane to spot Dall sheep while hunting will stay illegal in the state for now. The…

Charlie Pierce speaks during a forum for borough mayoral candidates in September. Pierce is headed for a runoff election against Linda Hutchings on Oct. 24. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)

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Pierce wins borough mayor’s seat

Charlie Pierce will take over as mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The final vote tally Tuesday showed…

Wayne Aderhold, right, waves signs for Linda Hutchings on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 24, 2017, in Homer, Alaska, on Pioneer Avenue. To his left are Marjorie Ringer, with umbrella, Lani Raymond and Ron Keffer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Pierce leading in mayoral runoff

Charlie Pierce is poised take the helm at the Kenai Peninsula Borough for the next three years, according…

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Mike Navarre to take commissioner role

Mike Navarre has been tapped for the lead role at the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic…

Charlie Pierce speaks during a forum for borough mayoral candidates Wednesday at a joint meeting of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce at the Kenai Visitors Center. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)

Elections

Personal attacks muddy mayoral runoff race

A candidate for borough mayor has threatened legal action over comments regarding a 2000 court case, while his…

Norm Blakeley

Elections

Hibbert, Smalley, Blakeley poised to join assembly

Norm Blakeley, Brent Hibbert, Hal Smalley, Kelly Cooper and Kenn Carpenter will fill five of the nine seats…