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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

Janice Mason and Ian Graeme are once again on the starting line of one of North America’s most unusual and demanding adventure races as Race to Alaska launches June 17 in Victoria. (Courtesy Team Oaracle)

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Crews ride the waves and battle the elements in epic Race to Alaska

Northbound Nutters make 750-mile trip from Victoria to Ketchikan in 5 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes

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

North Eugene High School classmates Gregory Theim, Ty Pierce and Gary Gleaves from the Class of 1969 are retracing the epic Alaska Highway road trip that changed their lives forever — 57 years later. (Gregory Theim)

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Trio recreates Alaska Highway journey after more than a half century

The 1969 adventure shaped the lives of Gregory Theim, Ty Pierce, and Gary Gleaves

The Grandview Fire is pictured alongside the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection fuel break. (Photo courtesy of DFFP)

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UPDATE: Fire crews making progress on 89-acre blaze in Sterling

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

Josianne Haag recovers a mooring in a kelp farm in Jakolof Bay, Alaska. (Amanda Kelley photo)

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Alaska study sees mixed results on links between kelp farms and CO2 levels

University of Alaska Fairbank study finds Alaska kelp farms have varied effects on marine CO2 levels

Courtesy Homer Steps Up The Cutting Edge team of Jonathon Bloch, Maria Bloch, Nathan Kincaid, Misty Kincaid and Jess Jule came in first in the Homer Steps Up community walking challenge, earning $500 to donate to Homer Animal Friends.

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Homer Steps Up participants log over 3.2 million steps

This year’s challenge welcomed 645 participants across 86 teams