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Alaska Rep. Paul Seaton (right) grills salmon with the help of his son, Rand, (left) and daughter-in-law, Lauren during a barbecue at Karen Hornaday Park for Alaska Wild Salmon Day on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Photos: Alaska Wild Salmon Day

By Megan Pacer

Man indicted for third time in 2014 Christmas Day car crash

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Man indicted for third time in 2014 Christmas Day car crash

Kenai prosecutors are trying for a third time to convict a man involved in a 2014 Christmas Day…

Aderhold re-files for council seat

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Aderhold re-files for council seat

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add that Deb Lowney has filed to run for city…

Air ambulances save lives

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Air ambulances save lives

Like many Alaskans, Milli Martin thrives on physical activity. She hikes, skis, horseback rides, picks berries and gardens.…

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Alaska Wild Salmon Day is Friday

Alaska Wild Salmon Day in Homer is 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at Karen Hornaday Park.

Firefighters responded on July 13, 2018, to a fire at a Danview Avenue home in Homer, Alaska. The fire badly damaged the porch and front of this home, but Homer Volunteer Fire Department and Kachemak Emergency Services firefighters kept the fire from destroying the home. (Photo provided)

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Firefighters save two Homer homes

The Homer Volunteer Fire Department recently made two saves in which the fires could have fully destroyed homes…

This screenshot taken from Google Maps shows Koyuktolik Bay, known as Dog Fish Bay, south of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula. Four commercial fishermen from the Homer area are charged with illegally commercial fishing in Dog Fish Bay. (Courtesy Alphabet Inc)

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4 charged in illegal commercial fishing near Homer

Editor’s note: This article has been clarified that not all four fishermen are charged with the same charges.

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City updates water, sewer rates

Some city water and sewer customers could see a decrease in their usage rates next year, while others…

Workshop participants make their way into some peatlands near Anchor Point, Alaska for a field demonstration on July 18, 2018. (Photo by Mira Klein)

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Blue carbon brings new look at peatlands, community-driven science

It was a strange sight: 15 people stomping out into otherwise undisturbed peatlands on a recent Wednesday afternoon…

Begich visits Homer for governor campaign visit

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Begich visits Homer for governor campaign visit

In a three-way race for governor this fall, Democratic Party candidate Mark Begich said he sees himself as…

At a change of command ceremony on July 18, 2018 command of the USCGC Hickory is handed from Commander Andrew Passic (left) to Lt. Commander Adam Legget (second to right) at the Homer Boat House in Homer, Alaska. Overseeing the change of command is Capt. Patrick Hilbert (second to left) and Chaplain Lt. Gary Pepper (right). The ceremony took place in the new Homer Boat House at the Homer Harbor. (Photo by PO2 Andrew Keenan, Marine Safety Detachment Homer, United States Coast Guard)

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New hands take US Coast Guard Cutter Hickory’s helm

With the Alaska sun shining, the blue waters of Kachemak Bay sparkling, and boats going in and out…

The Anchor River bridge connects downtown Anchor Point with the Old Sterling Highway and the Anchor River State Recreation Area, as seen in this May 2013 file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Anchor Point bridge repairs delayed until late August

After citizens complained about a pending closure of the Anchor Point bridge over the Anchor River, the Alaska…

Neighborhood meeting set to help reduce crime in Anchor Point

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Neighborhood meeting set to help reduce crime in Anchor Point

Anchor Point residents looking to reduce crime can learn about some easy and inexpensive techniques at a meeting…