(Kenai, AK) – On Nov. 19, Kenai Superior Court Judge Lance Joanis sentenced 33-year-old Jeremiah Barton to serve 15 years with 8 years suspended, leaving 7 years to serve, following his guilty plea to a consolidated count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree. On his release from custody, Barton will be on […]
A 6.0 Earthquake shook many awake in South-Central Alaska at 8:11 am to begin their Thanksgivings. The earthquake, generated 43 miles beneath the surface occurred 37 miles to the west of Anchorage and could be felt widely through the area and throughout most of the Kenai Peninsula. Little or no damage occurred from the quake. […]
(Soldotna) — Extensive planning to capture and transplant Sitka black-tailed deer from the Kodiak Archipelago to the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula came to fruition at the end of September. The goal of the translocation project is to evaluate the success of an introduced deer population, track their expansion and survival in a new area, […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, an Anchorage jury returned guilty verdicts against Dustin Perry, 34, for Murder in the First Degree and Murder in the Second Degree for shooting and killing Clayton Martinelli, 47, on April 5, 2021. The evidence produced at trial showed that the two were neighbors and engaged in a noise dispute. Perry […]