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Police report increase in drunk calls
At a Homer City Council work session Monday night on addressing the heroin and opioid epidemic in Homer,…
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Murder probe moves to DA
After years of investigation, Homer’s only unsolved murder now awaits a decision by the Kenai District Attorney on…
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Two bear-viewing planes crash at Chinitna Bay
Two Cessna 206 airplanes operated by bear viewing tour companies crashed while taxiing on a Chinitna Bay beach…
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Council talks animal control, water assessments, budget
In its first meeting after a short summer break, the Homer City Council on Monday moved forward on…
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Fire smoke hits Homer; burn permits suspended
Unusually warm temperatures, low humidity and dry brush and forest has put fire departments on edge across southcentral…
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It’s a slow go for cannabis ops
In the five months since the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office began accepting applications for commercial cannabis…
Community
Gardeners Weekend celebrates 10 years
Ten years ago when the Homer Garden Club started its first tour of local gardens, organizers wanted to…
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Grand jury indicts Vanbuskirk for Short Stop, espresso robbery
A Homer man who had robbery charges dismissed has now been indicted on three counts of first-degree robbery…
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NTSB releases preliminary report on Cove Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board last Friday released its preliminary report of a July 3 plane crash in…
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Anchor Point gets life-saving machine
Search on Pulse Point, a smart phone app that locates nearby public-access automated external defibrillators, and in downtown…
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Republicans vie for District 31 seat
If lower Kenai Peninsula voters want a choice of who will represent them in the Alaska House for…
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Tour boat docks nearby as plane crashes in cove
A Cessna 206 float plane that crashed Sunday afternoon in Halibut Cove hit the water between the Danny…
Community
Carmen Field honored for conservation work
A longtime environmental educator who taught everyone from children to seniors, and everywhere from outdoors to the classroom,…