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Local trooper dispatch line fried; 911 still works

Doo-dee-doop. That’s the sound lower Kenai Peninsula residents get when they try to call the Alaska State Troopers…

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Exhibits feature old, new

November’s First Friday openings feature a mix of the old and new. That describes not only the collection…

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Black-and-white Ritz starts winter gala season

Do not adjust your peepers. If you go to the Pratt Museum’s fundraiser on Saturday, Black and White…

Your vote matters, but president still elected by Electoral College

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Your vote matters, but president still elected by Electoral College

In the presidential election on Nov. 8, if voting Democrat, Alaskans will choose June Degnan, D’Arcy Hutchings and…

The cast of the Second City touring group performs a skit. The group will be in Homer Nov 2-4-Photo provided

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Second City troupe offers improv with a political bite

By the time Chicago-based improvisational theater group Second City rolls into town, game seven of the World Series…

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Council changes harbor rates, continues to mull consolidation of dispatch

In the first regular meeting of the new Homer City Council and chaired by new Homer Mayor Bryan…

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Homer man indicted on murder, robbery charges in 2013 case

A Kenai grand jury on Oct. 20 indicted Lee John Henry, 55, on murder and robbery charges in…

Cantina of the Dead, by Katie Hollingsworth.

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Dia de los Muertos explores death, loss in creative ways

At the quarter point between the equinox and the solstice, spiritual and secular celebrations appear in numerous cultures,…

Homer Police Community Jail Officer Rick Pitta brings Lee John Henry into the Homer Courtroom for his arraignment on Monday. Henry was charged with first-degree murder in the July 2013 death of Mark Matthew in Homer.

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Grand Jury indicts Homer man for murder, robbery in 3-year-old Homer case

Grand Jury indicts Homer man for murder, robbery in 3-year-old Homer case Key DNA evidence, a Homer witness…

Lee John Henry attends his arraignment on first-degree murder in the Homer Courtroom. Homer Police on Sunday arrested Henry in the death of Mark Matthews, then 61, killed off the Poopdeck Trail on July 28, 2013.

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Homer police charge Homer man in 3-year-old murder case

Homer Police on Sunday arrested a Homer man in the death of Mark Matthews, then 61, killed July…

Homer Police Department Community Jail Officer Rick Pitta brings John Suter into the Homer District Courthouse for s his arraignment on Friday morning, Oct. 7.

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Bail set at $25,000 for man who led cops on high-speed chase

A high-speed chase on Thursday afternoon in Homer and Anchor Point began with a drunk-driver report and ended…

Some of the recycled box masks made by Claudio Orso-Giacone in a workshop at Bunnell Street Arts Center last month.

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Bunnell Artist in Residence brings poetic sensibility

After several years of Bunnell Street Arts Center artist residencies, the concept has evolved into a simple but…

Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Dan Cox, center, examines a crashed truck at Northern Enterprises Boat Yard on Thursday afternoon. Paul Suter, 30, is accused of stealing the truck and evading troopers and Homer Police in a high-speed chase from Anchor Point to Homer. Police caught Suter after he crashed the truck. Troopers said Suter ran from the truck holding a gallon jug of Scotch whisky, seen here on the hood of a trooper vehicle. He's also charged with two counts of driving under the influence.

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Cops catch man after high-speed chase

Cops catch man after high-speed chase A high-speed chase on Thursday afternoon in Homer and Anchor Point began…