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Fish and Game opens Anchor River to kings this weekend

In a press release this morning, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that because of a…

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Drug for opiate withdrawal seeing abuse

A drug prescribed to treat the symptoms of opiate withdrawal has started showing up in court reports as…

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Man dies at Ninilchik campground

An Anchorage man collapsed and later died on May 23 at a Ninilchik campground. According to an Alaska…

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Murkowski: Arctic issues important on global scale

For Sen. Lisa Murkowski, there aren’t many topics hotter than the Arctic these days, especially as the U.S.…

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Court won’t consider appeal in coal case

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a federal appeals court decision that said coal falling…

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Relay for Life to take place at West Homer Elementary

Because of issues with vehicle access to the Homer Middle School track, Relay for Life, the American Cancer…

One man arrested, another sought in Ninilchik robbery

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One man arrested, another sought in Ninilchik robbery

After issuing a wanted poster on Monday for a Homer man charged in a June 4 Ninilchik Beach…

Protesters hold flags, sign and banners at a rally on Friday afternoon at the Seafarers Memorial on the Homer Spit. The protest was aimed at Northern Edge, a joint military exercise running June 15-26 in the Gulf of Alaska.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Protest targets military exercise

About 100 people on land and sea last Friday afternoon protested the upcoming Northern Edge 2015, a joint…

Jody Patosky tosses the sheaf.

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CELTFEST bigger than ever for 7th year

Don’t be surprised to hear the haunting refrain of bagpipes as musicians gear up for the upcoming Kachemak…

Frosty Bear Owner Jackie Dentz takes a break from the ice cream parlor on the Homer Spit. Dentz has owned the business with her husband, Willie, for the past 16 years.-Photo by Miranda Weiss

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Something old, something new

According to local author Janet Klein who interviewed Dena’ina elder Peter Kalifornsky before his death in 1993, Dena’ina…

A truck goes down Waddell Way in Feburary.

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Which way on Waddell? officials ask

“Would you tell me please which way I ought to go from here?” Alice asks the Cheshire Cat…

Clarence S. Hock-Photo provided

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Troopers seek suspect in Ninilchik robbery

Alaska State Troopers have arrested one man charged in a Ninilchik robbery, but seek another suspect in the…

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Numbers look promising, but salmon managers still uncertain about run strength

A strong, early pulse of king salmon on southern and central Kenai Peninsula streams has runs off to…