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    Crime
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    Homer man sentenced for sexual abuse of minor
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 6, 2025 12:30 pm

    Michael Robert Fisher was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for crimes committed in 2012.

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    Josiah Kelly, right, appears for a superior court arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Anchor Point man sentenced for shootings at Homer...
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 6, 2025 1:30 am

    Josiah Kelly accepted a plea deal in June for charges related to three shootings last fall that targeted a local health clinic and an addiction recovery nonprofit.

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    Soldotna man arrested after allegedly shooting off gun...
    By Jacob Dye • September 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Police say the man pointed a gun at another motorist and fired multiple “warning” shots.

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    A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Nikiski man convicted of murdering his mother
    By Jacob Dye • September 8, 2025 1:30 am

    River Aspelund, 23, was convicted in August for the 2022 killing.

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    The Kenai Courthouse is seen on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Grand jury indicts woman accused of murdering 78-year-old...
    By Jacob Dye • August 19, 2025 1:30 am

    LaShaunda Lewis is charged in the death of John “Skip” Dove Jr.

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    Nathan Erfurth testifies in his own defense during his trial at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Erfurth found guilty on 28 counts for sex...
    By Jacob Dye • August 13, 2025 1:30 am

    The former Soldotna high school teacher and union head was convicted after six days of jury deliberations.

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    Traveling nurse charged with murder of 78-year-old Soldotna...
    By Jacob Dye • August 7, 2025 1:30 am

    John “Skip” Dove Jr. was found on Tuesday stabbed to death in his home off Sports Lake Road north of Soldotna.

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    Nathan Erfurth testifies in his own defense during his trial at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Judge grants motion for acquittal on 5 charges...
    By Jacob Dye • July 30, 2025 1:30 am

    The former teacher and union president is facing another 50 charges in the case.

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    A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Former school district custodian pleads guilty to sexual...
    By Jacob Dye • July 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Alexander Coxwell was arrested in September on allegations that he had engaged in an illegal sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old student.

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    Attorneys Eric Derleth and Dan Strigle speak to Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson during the opening arguments of State of Alaska v. Nathan Erfurth at the Kenai Courthouse on Wednesday. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Opening arguments offered in Erfurth trial
    By Jacob Dye • July 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The trial is set to continue for around two weeks, into early August.

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    Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, Jr. (right) attends a change of plea hearing related to the October 2023 fatal shooting of Brianna Hetrick on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Homer Courthouse in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Mondragon-Lopez sentenced for death of Homer woman
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 11, 2025 1:30 am

    Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, Jr. accepted a plea deal in February for the shooting of Brianna Hetrick.

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    Josiah Kelly, right, appears for a superior court arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Anchor Point man accepts plea deal for November...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • June 17, 2025 11:30 am

    Buildings operated by a local health clinic and an addiction recovery nonprofit were targeted.

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    Josiah Kelly, right, appears for a superior court arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Change of plea hearing for man accused of...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • June 2, 2025 2:30 am

    Josiah Kelly is accused of shooting at buildings used by Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic and Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection.

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