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SPH welcomes new orthopedic staff

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SPH welcomes new orthopedic staff

South Peninsula Hospital Orthopedics and the office of Dr. Brent Adcox welcome Dharti Patel, Physician Assistant, to its…

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HCOA grateful for city, foundation support

Kachemak Cuisine: January is a good time for one-pot dishes

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Kachemak Cuisine: January is a good time for one-pot dishes

Winter has been a bit rough on me this year with the bitter cold and ice. After a…

Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

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Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

A man who unintentionally discharged a firearm inside a Soldotna coffee shop on Sunday injured a 75-year-old woman,…

House Republicans Cathy Tilton, left, David Talerico, center, and Lance Pruitt speak to the press outside the House chambers after Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s State of the State speech on Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Gov’s crime message resonates, but Juneau lawmakers hesitant about constitutional amendments

Most everyone agreed on Dunleavy’s take on public safety.

In this photo taken on Aug. 24, 2018, a pile of gravel behind the Homer Council on the Arts offices on Pioneer Avenue shows the general area planned for the Mary Epperson Performing Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. HCOA has put aside plans to build a large yurt for the PAC and instead will build a more permanent building. (File photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Salon Series is part of Big Read

Pet of the Week: Fluffy

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Pet of the Week: Fluffy

Check out this guy … the shelter’s new office cat! He has taken to it quite well and…

The HERC Building as seen in a 2010 file photo from the upper parking lot at Woodside Avenue. At the time the Kachemak Bay Campus used the building as temporary office and classroom space while the Pioneer Avenue building was being remodeled, one of several uses of the HERC since the city acquired it from the Kenai Peninsula Borough in 2000. (Homer News file photo)                                The HERC Building as seen in a 2010 file photo from the upper parking lot at Woodside Avenue. At the time the Kachemak Bay Campus used the building as temporary office and classroom space while the Pioneer Avenue building was being remodeled, one of several uses of the HERC since the city acquired it from the Kenai Peninsula Borough in 2000. (Homer News file photo)

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Point of View: HERC has history worth preserving

In reading the Dec. 13, 2018 article on recommendations of the Homer Educational and Recreational Complex Task Force,…

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The sunrise reflects off of downtown Juneau windows on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Fleeing the 49th state: Alaska’s population declines again

The exodus continues.

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The third annual Women’s March will take place in Homer at 11 a.m. Saturday Jan. 19. The march…

Homer woman flees courthouse after her arraignment hearing for fraudulent purchases

Crime & Justice

Homer woman flees courthouse after her arraignment hearing for fraudulent purchases

A woman from Homer attempted to evade authorities and run away from the Homer Courthouse after being charged…

Hello? Cellphones banned on Senate floor

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Hello? Cellphones banned on Senate floor

Sen. John Coghill said Tuesday evening he is considering a revision of a ban of cellphone usage on…