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    Emergency medical technicians help victims of a boat capsizing up the Homer Harbor load and launch ramp on Tuesday afternoon, July 30, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. Crews in three Good Samaritan boats, from front to back, the Torega, the Grotta Nove, and the Seabird, rescued five people from an overturned skiff near China Poot Bay. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Five survive boat capsize near Gull Island
    By Michael Armstrong • July 30, 2019 4:05 am

    Five people survived an ocean dunking after their boat capsized near China Poot Bay and Gull Island on Tuesday afternoon….

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    Demonstrators of all ages hold up signs at a rally Sunday, July 28, 2019, against Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget cuts at the Legislative Information Office, Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News).
    Demonstrators urge Vance to roll back Dunleavy budget...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 28, 2019 12:04 am

    Update: On Monday, July 29, in a vote of 32-6, the Alaska House passed Senate Bill 2002, appropriating money for…

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    Members of the Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Pacific picket in front of the Auke Bay Terminal on Thursday, July 25, 2019. The union called a strike on Wednesday over failed negotiations with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Ferry workers strike continues; State says strike ‘illegal’
    By Michael S. Lockett • July 26, 2019 1:30 am

    Ferry workers strike, and the state strikes back

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    Filing period opens Aug. 1 for borough elections
    Filing period opens Aug. 1 for borough elections
    By Staff report Homer News • July 25, 2019 5:30 am

    The filing period for Kenai Peninsula Borough offices opens at 8 a.m. Aug. 1 and runs through 4:30 p.m. Aug….

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    Council calls on governor, legislature to reverse vetoes
    Council calls on governor, legislature to reverse vetoes
    By Michael Armstrong • July 24, 2019 5:30 am

    As the Alaska Legislature continued meeting this week in Juneau at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s direction to consider funding a capital…

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    A de Havilland Beaver aircraft floats upside down near the mouth of Tutka Bay, across Kachemak Bay from Homer, Alaska, on Friday, July 19, 2019. The plane had an accident during takeoff with seven people on board. (Photo courtesy Robert Williams)
    Anchorage flying service suspends operations after fatal floatplane...
    By Megan Pacer • July 24, 2019 5:30 am

    A Maryland man is dead and his child is in critical condition

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    Erosion at the Anchor Point beach has grown worse since this photo was taken in April 2013 at the lower Cook Inlet community in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Charges against tractor launch operator could affect Anchor...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 24, 2019 5:30 am

    A charge against a tractor launch operation for disturbance of natural objects on Alaska State Park land at the Anchor…

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    Ani DiFranco to headline Salmonfest
    Ani DiFranco to headline Salmonfest
    By Sydney Leto For the Homer News • July 24, 2019 5:30 am

    Annual festival returns with increased camping space, costume contest and more

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    Foot, founder of Houseless Records, poses for a photo on July 18, 2019 at Camp Here: Occupy to Overcome, a sit-in on the Delany Park Strip in Anchorage, Alaska to raise awareness of the issues facing homeless people. Houseless Records is embarking on the Front Porch Tour, which brings events featuring music, art and food to various communities along with educational material on how to help the homeless population. (Photo by Matthew Meyer)
    Music, art tour to support the homeless comes...
    By Megan Pacer • July 24, 2019 5:30 am

    “House and home are different. I’ve been houseless and felt like I had a home.”

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    Courtesy Eastern Area Incident Management Team                                A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday.
    Swan Lake Fire growth stalls, crews near containment...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 24, 2019 1:30 am

    The fire is approximately 102,027 acres.

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    Measles case confirmed in Soldotna
    Measles case confirmed in Soldotna
    By Brian Mazurek • July 24, 2019 1:30 am

    A single case of measles in Soldotna was confirmed by Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services last Tuesday, July…

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    Anchorage woman arrested in Anchor Point shooting
    Anchorage woman arrested in Anchor Point shooting
    By Staff report Homer News • July 19, 2019 12:00 am

    An Anchorage woman has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man in the Anchor Point area earlier this week, according…

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    A de Havilland Beaver aircraft floats upside down near the mouth of Tutka Bay, across Kachemak Bay from Homer, Alaska, on Friday, July 19, 2019. The plane had an accident during takeoff with seven people on board. (Photo courtesy Robert Williams)
    1 killed in Tutka Bay plane accident; child...
    By Megan Pacer • July 19, 2019 12:00 am

    Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Joseph Patanella’s last name, which was previously spelled…

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