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Homer Volunteer Fire Department works to extinguish an abandoned building on Lake Street on Friday, June 21, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Christina Whiting/courtesy)

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Abandoned Lake Street building burns down

Homer Police Department called it a “complete loss.”

The United States’ women’s 4x100-meter medley relay team, Regan Smith, Lydia Jacoby, Torri Huske and Abbey Weitzeil, celebrates at the podium after winning the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Jacoby earns silver in women’s medley relay

Jacoby also took home a gold medal for Team USA in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the Tokyo…

A painting by the author. (Photo provided by Erin Thompson)

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Out of the Office: Painted blue

I went to Homer a few weeks ago to find blue.

Out of the Office: The waves, or places I belong

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Out of the Office: The waves, or places I belong

On my days off I drive.

Surgeon general tours Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of statewide tour

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Surgeon general tours Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of statewide tour

The federal official tasked with providing health advice to the nation last week lauded the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s…

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Alaska opioid deaths increased by 77 percent in last decade, report says

The rate of Alaskans who died from opioid overdoses increased 77 percent over the last decade, with the…

Man indicted for third time in 2014 Christmas Day car crash

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Man indicted for third time in 2014 Christmas Day car crash

Kenai prosecutors are trying for a third time to convict a man involved in a 2014 Christmas Day…

Burned trees are shown at the scene of a wildfire in Nikolaevsk, near Ninilchik, on May 15. Killed by invasive beetles, the heavy trees provide potent fuel for wildfires and provide challenges for fire crews. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Division of Forestry)

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Wildfires sweep the southern Kenai Peninsula

Back-to-back wildfires kept emergency response teams busy on the southern peninsula Monday. Firefighters were called out to the…

Borough launches new emergency alert system

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Borough launches new emergency alert system

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is rolling out a new emergency notification system months after a spotty tsunami response…

Soldotna trooper accused of attempted sexual abuse of a minor

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Soldotna trooper accused of attempted sexual abuse of a minor

The Alaska State Trooper accused of trying to lure a 16-year-old he met at a traffic stop to…

Homer resident Lee John Henry listens during an omnibus hearing Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, in Kenai Superior Court in Kenai, Alaska. Henry was indicted Oct. 20 on murder and robbery charges for the 2013 death of Mark Matthews in Homer. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Defense seeks info on search dogs in Homer murder case

Defense attorneys representing a man accused in a 2013 Homer murder are seeking information on search and rescue…

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Mumps outbreak doesn’t hit the Kenai Peninsula

An outbreak of mumps that swept through Anchorage in late 2017 has so far not made its way…