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Homer man sentenced for illegally transporting black bears

Travis Larson pleaded guilty to four counts of violating the Lacey Act in October 2024.

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Mondragon-Lopez enters guilty plea

Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, Jr. pleaded guilty Feb. 5 to manslaughter for the October 2023 death of Brianna Hetrick.

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Troopers shoot, kill Kasilof man after they say he shot trooper

Troopers and a SWAT team responded to reports of a man yelling and firing a gun late Thursday…

The Homer Courthouse. (Homer News file photo)
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Plea change hearing scheduled for Mondragon-Lopez

Arturo Mondragon-Lopez Jr. was charged in October 2023 for the murder of Brianna Hetrick.

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Homer man arrested for Cooper Landing burglaries

He is accused of at least five different burglaries, troopers said

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Updated: Arson, burning charges dismissed in Homer fire case

Kimberly Ketter, 41, was arrested Jan. 4 for several charges including arson.

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Dayan convicted of 2020 murder

Keith Huss, 57, was found dead on Sept. 29, 2020, at a rest area in Turnagain Pass

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)

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Sterling man sentenced to 30 years after failed appeal

That sentence resembles the previous sentence announced by the State Department of Law in July

The Nikiski Pool is photographed at the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Nikiski man arrested for threats to Nikiski Pool

Similar threats, directed at the pool, were made in voicemails received by the borough mayor’s office, trooper say

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)

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June trial date set for troopers indicted for felony assault

Jason Woodruff and Joseph Miller Jr. are accused of assault for conduct in May arrest

Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Clam Gulch resident sentenced to over 270 years for sexual abuse of a minor

Superior Court Judge Jason Gist imposed sentencing for each individual charge

A memorial for Drew Brown with his photo, flowers and a heart sculpture was installed at the site where he died in a car crash on the Sterling Highway, as seen here on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer man sentenced in drunk driving death

Tyler Cordes on Thursday was sentenced in the Homer Courthouse for driving while intoxicated and crashing his vehicle…

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)

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Anchor Point resident arraigned in Homer shooting case

He’s currently in custody at Wildwood Pretrial Facility