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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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    Thirteen apply for new Homer Superior Court judgeship
    Thirteen apply for new Homer Superior Court judgeship
    By Michael Armstrong • July 17, 2019 5:30 am

    Thirteen people have applied for a new Homer Superior Court position created by the passage of Senate Bill 41, which…

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    (Image courtesy Set Free Alaska)
    Addiction treatment center in search of a new...
    By Megan Pacer • July 17, 2019 5:30 am

    A faith-based organization that’s been trying to set up an inpatient addiction treatment center in the Homer area for months…

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    The University of Alaska has started a new Facebook page, UA Strong, for Alaskans to follow the state budget process, and learn about the impacts of proposed cuts on the University of Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Financial exigency delayed, but drastic changes ahead for...
    By Peter Segall • July 17, 2019 5:30 am

    The University of Alaska of the future will not look like it does now.

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    A Cook Inletkeeper volunteer does stream monitoring of Fish Creek, Alaska, in this 2011 file photo. (Photo provided/Cook Inletkeeper)
    Deshka River measured at record-breaking stream temperature
    By Michael Armstrong • July 17, 2019 5:30 am

    Two years ago, Cook Inletkeeper Science Director Sue Mauger wrote a paper looking ahead at what Cook Inlet salmon streams…

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    Lawmakers talk among themselves during a break of a joint session of the Alaska Legislature Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. Lawmakers are meeting for a second day to consider overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes, but still don’t have the needed 45 votes as about a third of lawmakers continue to meet in Wasilla instead of Juneau. (Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP)
    Efforts to override vetoes quashed
    By Victoria Petersen • July 17, 2019 1:30 am

    Without enough lawmakers in Juneau, legislators look to next steps

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    A view of the back burning operations being conducted on the Swan Lake Fire as seen from Watson Lake in June 2019. (Courtesy Jessica St. Laurent/BLM Alaska Fire Medic)
    Swan Lake Fire growth stalled
    By Brian Mazurek • July 17, 2019 1:30 am

    The latest measurement of the fire puts it at 100,812 acres.

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