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In this July 13, 2007, photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. (AP Photo / Al Grillo)

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EPA proposes restrictions to block Pebble Mine

Mine developer Pebble Limited Partnershi called the EPA’s decision a preemptive veto

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

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Law enforcement to host women’s self-defense class in January

Within 48 hours of the course being advertised, 120 women had signed up to participate

Soldotna City Hall is seen on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna bumps vote on use of accessory housing as short-term rentals

An accessory dwelling unit is a subordinate, detached dwelling unit located on a lot or parcel with an…

Homer Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, Nov. 29 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke / Homer News)

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Council funds port expansion, fire department

The Homer Volunteer Fire Department will gain two new Full-time firefighter/EMT positions.

Alaska State Troopers logo.

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Local hunter credits community members for Thanksgiving rescue

Glover said he didn’t even strike out from his home to go hunting

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Cops and Courts

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A mural by Brad Hughes was among the improvements made in the past decade at the headquarters of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies on Smokey Bay Way.

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CACS turns 40: 2012-2022 — Change, growth, and opportunity

Editor’s note: The story of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies continues in the latest of a series…

Owen Pitzman, Elias Allen, Dani Burge, Brooke Shafer, Dani Stiles, Eryn Field, Chloe Gall, and Charity Martin pose with their award certificates at Homer High School in Homer. (Photo provided)

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Mariners on the Move: Fall winners

Each Homer High faculty member selects one outstanding student per year based on scholarship and character. Honorees, their…

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Maassen named new chief justice of Alaska Supreme Court

Longtime private attorney appointed to court in 2012 expects to continue predecessor’s approach.

Houses are seen in Seward, Alaska on Thursday, April 15, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward delays action on short-term rental regs

The limits are meant to ameliorate the city’s housing shortage

The ranked choice outcome for Alaska’s U.S. Senate race is shown during an Alaska Public Media broadcast on Thursday. Incumbent Lisa Murkowski defeated fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka by getting more than 50% of votes when two lower-finishing candidates were eliminated, with votes from people opting for Democrat Pat Chesbro as their first choice providing the necessary margin. Murkowski supporters note she won more first-choice votes than Tshibaka and thus would have prevailed without ranked choice voting, while Tshibaka supporters claim the challenger would have prevailed back in August under a closed-primary system and thus almost certainly would have won the general election. (Alaska Division of Elections)

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Voting far from over for ranked choice

Alaska certain to revive the debate during coming months as many nationwide hail it as a success.

A map shows tracts available as part of an upcoming state oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet. (Map via Alaska Department of Natural Resources/Division of Oil and Gas)

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Feds set Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale for Dec. 30

The sale comes as the State of Alaska prepares to hold its own lease sale, also in December

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola waves a sign during the morning rush hour in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday Nov. 8, 2022. Peltola, who became the first Alaska Native elected to Congress when she won a special election earlier this year, faces Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye in the general election. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Murkowski, Peltola and Dunleavy projected to win Alaska elections

By James Brooks