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Hungry eagles

Bald Eagles scavenge fish carcasses on the beach of Cook Inlet at Anchor Point on Sunday, May 12, 2013 during the Homer Shore Bird Festival. 130512

Photo gallery: Bald Eagles scavenge fish carcasses on the beach of Cook Inlet at Anchor Point on during the Homer Shore Bird Festival.

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KENAI PENINSULA

Partial blindness may have caused Kasilof bear to lash out

A brown bear killed after attacking a man on the Kenai Peninsula this week tested negative for rabies but showed signs of blindness, possibly explaining its bizarre behavior, wildlife officials said.
KENAI PENINSULA

One driver dead in Peninsula collision

One person is dead after a wreck Thursday morning on the Kenai Spur Highway between Kenai and Soldotna, according to Alaska State Troopers, who shut down the highway at Mile 3.5 for several hours.
KENAI PENINSULA

Four sickened by raw milk, state health department says

State health workers are looking into several cases of bacterial infection on the Kenai Peninsula related to drinking raw, unpasteurized milk.
WEATHER

Avalanche slows Seward Highway traffic; more delays expected Tuesday

Roads are slick today and water is covering ice on many side streets in Anchorage. An avalanche delayed traffic for roughly two hours today on the Seward Highway, north of Girdwood. More delays are expected Tuesday morning as crews attempt to thwart additional slides.
KENAI PENINSULA

Kenai holiday displays brighten the season

KENAI -- The Klimpkes' Christmas lights are so extravagant that oil platform workers see them as they fly over in helicopters and a Coho-based pilot uses them as a waypoint on his approach home.
KENAI PENINSULA

Troopers ID Anchor Point residents in Friday wreck

James Campbell, 62, and Margaret Campbell, 65, were ejected from their Toyota pickup and died, according to a written statement from troopers. Neither was wearing a seat belt, troopers said.
KENAI PENINSULA

Seward Highway wreck near Summit Lake kills 2

Two people died in a collision Friday on the Seward Highway near Summit Lake, north of the highway's junction with the Sterling Highway, according to Alaska State Troopers.
KENAI PENINSULA

Brown bear mauling near Kenai River badly injures trapper

Two trappers from the Anchorage area were mauled by a brown bear in a remote area of the Kenai Peninsula over the weekend, with one man sustaining severe injuries, authorities said Tuesday.
KENAI PENINSULA

Victim in fatal Seward Highway crash was Soldotna woman

Alaska State Troopers on Monday identified the woman killed in a Sunday afternoon truck accident on the Seward Highway as Mary Gillick, of Soldotna.
KENAI PENINSULA

Bluff collapse threatens Kenai couple's property

For three years, Gary and Darlene Kernan have watched water collect on their bluff property in Kenai during heavy rainfall and each spring when the snow melted. But they didn't expect that would all end as drastically as it did three weeks ago.