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Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Pet of the Week: Grimlock

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Pet of the Week: Grimlock

Grimlock is a 4-year-old male.

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Rob Lund, right, shows a beehive to children on a Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies field trip on June 30, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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Point of View: Homer is a great place for people — and bees

Over the last couple of years, Homer has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of honey bee…

Members of the Tsunami youth softball team pose for a photo on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2019 after a round robin tournament last weekend at Jack Gist Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Monica Anderson)

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Homer youth softball performs well in weekend tourney

The newly formed Homer Tsunami youth softball team is forging ahead into a season of play against other…

Gardeners’ Weekend to feature keynote speaker, five garden tour

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Gardeners’ Weekend to feature keynote speaker, five garden tour

The 13th annual Gardener’s Weekend sponsored by the Homer Garden Club and scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday,…

Homer Farmers Market: Bounty of summer hitting Market early

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Homer Farmers Market: Bounty of summer hitting Market early

I have a house full of peonies. They have popped so much earlier this year than normal that…

Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News                                Nimeron Mike was hired as a village police officer in his hometown of Stebbins even though he is a registered sex offender who served six years behind bars. Mike worked as a cop from Dec. 31 to March 29.

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At least 14 Alaska cities have public safety officers with criminal records

ANCHORAGE — At least 14 cities in Alaska have employed police officers whose criminal records should have prevented…

Anchorage woman arrested in Anchor Point shooting

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Anchorage woman arrested in Anchor Point shooting

An Anchorage woman has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man in the Anchor Point area earlier this…

Lawmakers talk among themselves during a break of a joint session of the Alaska Legislature Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. Lawmakers are meeting for a second day to consider overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes, but still don’t have the needed 45 votes as about a third of lawmakers continue to meet in Wasilla instead of Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Legislature ends efforts to overturn budget vetoes

Faint hopes turns into grim planning.

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Best Bets

As fun as that heatwave was while it lasted, the Betster is personally relieved that we finally got…