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The Alaska State Capitol is seen Saturday, May 12, 2018. (James Brooks

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Alaska lawmakers call for alliance with other states on Canadian mining issues

A group of Alaska lawmakers wants to team up with Montana and other U.S.-Canada border states in a…

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Gravel pit group chips away at bond issues

One of the key controversies with gravel pits in the borough is who is responsible for cleaning them…

Market opens with all the brass

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Market opens with all the brass

I arrived early and only intended to be there for an hour or so. It rained. It hailed.…

Laura Norton signs a document allowing her to take posession of a roughly $20,000 check, which she won through the Safeway Monopoly Game, during a presentation Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Safeway in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Local woman wins $20,000 in Safeway Monopoly Game

When local resident Laura Norton opened up a Safeway Monopoly ticket for $20,000, she wasn’t sure it was…

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Local produce on sale? Not just a rumor

Just a Rumor? It was almost a month ago that I heard through the grapevine that Oceanside Farm…

In a year’s time, Sung Linder, 42, has worked his way from dishwasher to prep cook at Land’s End Resort. As a client of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, Linder’s employment search was supported by SPBHS’s IPS, Individual Placement and Support, program. (Photo by McKibben Jackinsky)

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Employment support program helps behaviorial health clients find success

If sometime in the last year you’ve had Land’s End Resort’s crab and artichoke dip — a memorable…

In this photo taken in January, Alaska Loven It plans to operate a marijuana standard cultivation facility in this 5,000-square-foot building on Kachemak Drive near the east end of the Homer Airport runway. Alaska Training Room had rented the front space, but moved out in January. (Photo by Michael Armstrong / Homer News).

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Commercial marijuana business gets green light

The applicant of a marijuana cultivation facility inside Homer city limits has been given the go-ahead to proceed…

James Brooks/Juneau Empire Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna (left), receives a hug from Emily Nenon, Alaska government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. The action network was a major supporter of Senate Bill 63, and the pair were celebrating the passage of SB 63 on Saturday, May 12.

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Alaska Legislature bans smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places

After six years of work, the Alaska Legislature on Saturday afternoon approved a statewide ban on smoking in…

Alaska Legislature adjourns after passing $10.4 billion operating budget

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Alaska Legislature adjourns after passing $10.4 billion operating budget

The Alaska Legislature adjourned its 2018 session just before 2 a.m. Sunday morning after passing a $10.4 billion…

Passengers from the cruise ship Amsterdam brave the rain at the ship’s last docking on Aug. 17, 2011. (Photo by Michael Armstrong / Homer News)

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First cruise ship visits Tuesday

The 778-foot Holland America cruise ship Amsterdam calls on Homer at 8 a.m. Tuesday, the first cruise ship…

Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, signs the conference committee report on Senate Bill 26 on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (James Brooks

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Alaska Legislature passes landmark bill spending Permanent Fund

In a pair of landmark votes Tuesday, the Alaska Legislature agreed to harness the Alaska Permanent Fund to…

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HEA takes a look at electric vehicles

Of the attendees who drove from the central Kenai Peninsula to Homer for Homer Electric Association’s annual member…

The Homer News won several awards, pictured here Saturday, April 21 in Anchorage, in this year’s Alaska Press Club Conference contest.  (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Homer News wins six Alaska Press Club awards

At the Alaska Press Club awards banquet held Saturday, April 21 in Anchorage, the Homer News took home…