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Judge moves Resetarits brothers’ assault trial to week of Aug. 4
The trial date for two brothers charged with sexual assault has been rescheduled. In a hearing held May…
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Water ‘trail’ creates new way to explore Homer area coastline
At first glance, the idea of a Kachemak Bay Water Trail seems bizarre. Is that a long, skinny…
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Council hears good news: Cost to convert several city buildings to natural gas lower than expected
Taking a day off for the Memorial Day holiday, the Homer City Council held its regular meeting on…
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Council discusses Old Town traffic
Homer City Manager Walt Wrede and the Homer City Council on Tuesday night discussed ways to calm traffic…
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Troopers seize $19,000 in heroin; two arrested
Alaska State Troopers last week seized 1.15 ounces of heroin with an estimated street value of $19,000 in…
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Anchor Point man survives gunshot wound to head
A 43-year-old Anchor Point man survived a gunshot wound to his head after negligently handling a .22 long…
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From Kachemak Drive to Land’s End: Work makes Spit Trail more usable, accessible
It’s all down to what Public Works Director Carey Meyer calls “the icing on the cake” — the…
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Funny River fire grows, blankets Homer in smoke
As the Funny River Horse Trail fire raged about 50 miles north of Homer, a long plume of…
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Board of Adjustment reverses communications tower CUP
The Homer City Council, acting as the Board of Adjustment, reversed a conditional use permit for Kodiak Microwave…
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Mayor joins ‘no’ votes to spike stipend raise
In a 4-3 vote with Mayor Beth Wythe breaking the tie, the Homer City Council at its regular…
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Firefighters save three cabins in Caribou Lake fire
The first large wildfire of the season almost burned down three cabins near Caribou Lake last Friday. Eight…
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Birding for beginners
Getting started in birding can be intimidating. When experienced birders show up this week for the 22nd annual…
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It’s not just about birds
Already the shorebirds have arrived. Dunlins, dowitchers, surfbirds, sandpipers, yellowlegs, in ones and twos and hundreds they’ve been…