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Fire severely damages Fireweed Avenue home

Fire severely damages Fireweed Avenue home An early evening fire last Saturday severely damaged a Fireweed Avenue off…

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Two boys injured in ATV crash on Bishop’s Beach

An ATV crash and rollover injured two boys about 7 p.m. on July 4 at Bishop’s Beach. Homer…

A Cessna 206 floatplane piloted by Alaska Dispatch News owner Alice Rogoff lies on the beach off Ismailof Island in Halibut

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ADN owner crashes plane in Halibut Cove

The owner of the Alaska Dispatch News, Alice Rogoff, crashed her floatplane about 5:50 p.m. Sunday, July 3,…

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Power surge hits 900 HEA customers

Homer Electric Association has seen about 30 damage claims filed by customers affected in a power surge on…

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Man involved in park shooting to take plea deal

A man alleged to be both a victim and an assailant in a May 19 shooting at Karen…

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Charges in armed robbery dismissed; DA may refile

After time ran out on a court rule requiring either a preliminary hearing to be held or a…

From left to right, Payton Tobin, Rita Burnham and Jill Burnham stand by fishing gear removed from a whale on June 22.-Photo by Deborah Boege-Tobin

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Humpback whale freed from mooring line

A volunteer trained in disentangling whales and a National Oceanic and Atmoshpheric Administration law enforcement officer freed a…

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Pot ban petition fizzles

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to clarify why the citizen group did not turn in signatures.…

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Council puts police station bond on ballot

From police patrol cars to possibly a new station, the Homer City Council at its regular Monday night…

Clay, wood featured in First Friday shows

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Clay, wood featured in First Friday shows

Heading into the Fourth of July weekend, July openings celebrate a freedom not often noted in art: media,…

Stephen R. Boyle is lead into the Homer Courthouse about 11 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2016, in Homer, Alaska. Boyle was arraigned on six counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor. He is the deputy chief for Kachemak Emergency Services.

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Deputy KES chief gets bail in sex abuse case

Homer District Court Judge Margaret Murphy set bail and conditions of release on Wednesday for Stephen R. Boyle,…

Kady Perry works on the Heath Street mural last Friday.  David Brame wrote the story told in the series of panels.

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New mural replaces Heath Street art

A mural project on a Kachemak Center retaining wall by Heath Street stirred up some controversy this month…

Judicial services and jail officers lead Stephen R. Boyle into the Homer Courthouse about 11 a.m. Friday. Boyle was arraigned on six counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor. He is the deputy chief for Kachemak Emergency Services.                             -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Deputy KES chief arrested for sexual abuse of a minor

Homer Police on Thursday arrested Stephen R. Boyle, the deputy fire chief for Kachemak Emergency Services, on six…