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Seward man arrested for identity theft, threatening governor

A Seward man who allegedly used an assumed identity to threaten to “bomb and shoot” Gov. Mike Dunleavy…

Kenai's Jason Parks, running on Kalifornsky Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska, wins the Kenai River Marathon on Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai’s Parks takes 2nd straight Lost Lake Race

Kenai’s Jason Parks won the Lost Lake Run just outside of Seward on Saturday, Aug. 24, for the…

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Borough seeks comment on updated Hazard Management Plan

The Kenai Peninsula Borough has updated its Hazard Mitigation Plan to include the cities of Seldovia and Seward.

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Jerry Martens holds up a 14.33 pound silver salmon on Monday, Aug. 12, in Seward. As of Monday, that silver was the largest fish caught in the 69th Annual Seward Silver Salmon Derby and also outweighs last year’s winning catch.

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Seward Silver Salmon Derby continues through Sunday

The annual competition challenges fishers to catch silver salmon in Resurrection Bay

Signs direct visitors at Seward City Hall on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Seward, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward expands alcohol sales window by 2 hours

The ordinance changes code to say that alcohol cannot be sold between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.

A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Candidate filing period for city, borough elections now open

The filing deadline is Aug. 15

Alaska SeaLife Center Animal Care Specialist Maddie Welch (left) and Veterinary Technician Jessica Davis (right) feeds the orphaned female Pacific walrus calf patient that arrived from Utqiagvik, Alaska on Monday, July 22. Walruses are rare patients for the Wildlife Response Department, with only eleven total and just one other female since the ASLC opened in 1998. Photo by Kaiti Grant

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Female Pacific walrus calf admitted to Alaska SeaLife Center

The walrus calf, rescued from Utqiagvik, was admitted on July 22

A harbor seal pup rescued from near the Copper River Delta is photographed at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska. (Photo provided by Alaska SeaLife Center)

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2 more seals admitted to SeaLife Center

Wildlife response team is now caring for six harbor seal pups

A seal pup rescued from the Kenai Beach is in the care of the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program in Seward, Alaska, on June 6, 2024. (Photo provided by Alaska SeaLife Center)

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2nd seal pup rescued in Kenai, ASLC now caring for 4

A second newborn seal was rescued on Kenai Beach and admitted by the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response…

A sign welcomes visitors on July 7, 2021, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward Pride Alliance rallies after bomb threat displaces drag story hour

The event was able to continue after a delay and a fundraising effort has brought in more than…

A harbor seal pup rescued from near Kachemak Bay is treated by Wildlife Response Program staff at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska. (Photo provided by Alaska SeaLife Center)

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SeaLife Center admits 2 more seal pups to wildlife response program

The Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program is now caring for three harbor seals after admitting two abandoned…

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1 dead, 3 missing after boat capsizes near Seward

Alaska State Troopers were notified by the U.S. Coast Guard of an overturned vessel last Wednesday

A sign along a trail to Exit Glacier marks the spot to where the toe of the glacier reached in 2010, photographed on June 22, 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Exit Glacier reopened for summer, snow and bears reported

Visitors should check the park website for updated conditions and ensure they are prepared before visiting the area