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This screen capture of video footage taken at the Short Stop Tesoro gas station hows a man in a hoody at the counter.-Photo provided, Homer Police Department

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Baycrest Hill gas station robbed

Editor’s note: The story has been updated on Jan. 11 to add new information about video images police…

About 10 campers, cars, trucks, trailers and motorhomes were still parked by the Seafarers Memorial on Monday, Jan. 4, after a city deadline ordering campers to move.-photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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City shuts down Spit camping area

The city on Jan. 1 shut down a winter camping site next to the Seafarers Memorial on the…

Two dead murres lie in grass along the Mud Bay Trail last Thursday.

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Dead murres pile up on beach

Anyone who has walked Homer’s beaches the past few weeks has seen a horrid event. Every few yards…

Water floods the Old Sterling Highway near the Anchor Point Road on Wednesday morning. An ice jam caused water to back up near the bridge.-Photo by Trooper John Probst, Alaska State Troopers

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Storm knocks out power, floods Anchor, delays Tusty

A storm with winds up to 100 mph roared through the Kenai Peninsula, knocking out power for Homer…

2015: Weirdest year ever?

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2015: Weirdest year ever?

As people sit back today and reflect on the past year, 2015 turns out to have been one…

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Suspect sought in armed robbery

Homer Police continue to investigate an armed robbery Monday morning of the Fat Olive’s Espresso. Police also seek…

Demarqus Green, left, visits with his father, Freddy Green, after the son’s sentencing on Monday on a conviction of second-degree murder in the death of Demian Sagerser.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Man gets 40 years in 2012 shooting

Finding a need for community condemnation and to isolate him from society, Kenai Superior Court Judge Anna Moran…

Fat Olive's Espresso on Ohlson Lane.

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Police seek suspect in espresso café robbery

Homer Police seek information on a suspect who robbed the Fat Olive’s Espresso on Monday morning. According to…

Gundega Snepste’s Puzuri sculptures decorate the Homer Council on the Arts.

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Ancient Latvian solstice art at HCOA through January

Hanging from the ceiling of the Homer Council on the Arts, a 4-foot wide, multifaceted sculpture looks like…

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Nikolaevsk man arrested in domestic violence assault; woman revived after losing consciousness

Alaska State Troopers have arrested and charged a Nikolaevsk man with third-degree assault after a woman injured her…

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Building basher charged

The man Homer Police allege crashed his Volvo into the Sustainable Wares building on Dec. 7 has apparently…

Election year may derail fiscal plan, says Stevens

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Election year may derail fiscal plan, says Stevens

It’s going to be a long five months. Before Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, starts packing for the trip…

Dawn Leadbetter-Thorp, left, and Stephanie Leadbetter-Thorp, right, pose for a photo with their grandson, Isaiah, after he arrived at the Homer Airport on Monday. The Leadbetter-Thorps legally adopted their grandson last week, and he was able to come to Homer in time for Christmas after traveling with a social worker from Billings, Mont. -photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Boy gets Christmas wish: a forever home in Alaska

Like any 9-year-old boy, Isaiah wants all sorts of cool toys for Christmas — an Xbox, a go-cart,…