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West Homer Elementary School Japanese Club instructor Megumi Beams (center), walks with the Alaska Japanese Club float, carries a cardboard Taiko drum and waves to the crowd at the 70th annual Homer Winter Carnival Parade on Pioneer Avenue on Feb. 10, 2024. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News file photo)

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Alaska Japanese Club Homer celebrates sister city through cultural events

2024 marked the 40th aniversary of Homer’s longtime partnership with Teshio, Hokkaido, Japan

A tornado touches down near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border on July 8, 2026. (peeta333/X)

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3 sent to hospital after tornado touches down near Alberta-Saskatchewan border

Dillberry Lake Provincial Campground evacuated Wednesday evening, July 8

Photo by Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center An injured harbour seal pup is treated at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Seward pilot helps rescue harbour seal pups from remote Alaska location

One pup was likely less than 24 hours old while the second was suffering from dehydration and malnourishment

Michael Armstrong/Homer News file photo Images of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane are shown at her memorial and the dedication of the Loved & Lost Memorial Bench in 2022 at the Homer Public Library.

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Homer gathers July 1 to finally see justice for Duffy

Sentencing and celebration of life comes nearly seven years after Anesha “Duffy” Murnane’s murder

Jim Lavrakas Sunrise over Grewingk Glacier, east of Homer, by local photographer Jim Lavrakas. His exhibition will be on display at the Homer Public Library until Sept. 30.

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Kachemak Bay photography exhibit set to open at Homer Public Library

Local photographer Jim Lavrakas’ exhibition will be on display until Sept. 30

Contributed by family Friends, family and community members will gather Saturday, June 27, to celebrate the Erica Walli’s life.

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Anchor Point woman’s legacy captures community’s heart

June 27 event will celebrate Erica Walli’s life and raise funds for memorial scholarship

TJ Young’s 360-degree totem pole in front of Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau, Alaska. (Courtesy of the Sealaska Heritage Institute/photo by Brendan Sainsbury)

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Alaska Native communites condemn social media trend ‘mocking’ totem poles

Native communites say cultural symbols are not tourist attractions created for public amusement

Responders examine a dead fin whale that had been found on the bow of a cruise ship that docked in Seward on June 19, 2026. The whale was towed to a nearby beach, where a necropsy was planned. The response has been coordinated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Alaska SeaLife Center. Royal Caribbean said in a statement that one of its ships struck the whale, a female that appeared to be pregnant. (Photo provided by NOAA Fisheries)

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Dead fin whale carried into Alaska port on cruise ship bow, investigation underway

The case underscores the need for ship speed limits, an environmental activist says

Gannet Glacier Type 2IA Crew hiking back to camp on Monday after reaching 100% containment on the Grandview Fire. (Photo: Jessie Hale/DFFP)

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UPDATE: Fire crews have wildfire in Sterling completely contained

Grandview Fire burning near Swanson River Road roughly 10 miles east of Soldotna

Several moose feed in the wetlands of upper Beluga Lake in 2021 as seen from the Homer Airport viewing platform at the end of FAA Road. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News file photo)

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Agreement guarantees preservation of Homer wetlands

26.5 acres in the Beluga Wetlands will be part of city’s Sponge project to naturally absorb stormwater

Visitors walk along the downtown cruise ship dock on May 14, 2025, the same day CBP officers discovered a passenger with stolen ID. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Man who used stolen ID on Alaskan cruise sentenced to 4 years

Enrico Ronquillo used another person’s credit card information to obtain money at the ship’s casino

The River City Academy graduation ceremony May 20, 2025, at Skyview Middle School just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. River City Academy was one of four schools on the Kenai Peninsula to close this year. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Kenai Peninsula schools among 12 in Alaska to close this year amid budget cuts

Officials point to declining enrollment and say state funding has not kept pace with skyrocketing costs

Photo by Liz Banse Lumen Field in Seattle is one of 16 stadiums in three countries – U.S.A., Canada and Mexico – that will host matches during the 2026 men’s soccer World Cup.

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South Korea tops Alaska’s list of unofficial second teams for FIFA World Cup 2026

Alaska is home to 3,188 foreign-born South Korean residents