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State conducts king research

As a part of the Chinook Salmon Research Initiative, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is looking…

Bernie Simon feeds herring to an injured eagle. -Photo by Marion Simon

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Coordinated effort gets help for eagle

When Bernie and Marion Simon arrived at their Kasitsna Bay cabin on June 19, they were greeted by…

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Anchor Point uses grant for extrication equipment

Hired as chief of the Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Service Area in January, Jim Dycus quickly…

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Assembly overturns 60-percent rule for sales tax cap increase

Voters and taxes dominated a nearly four-hour Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday night. While the assembly postponed…

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Sullivan visits Homer

Dan Sullivan visits Homer today. A candidate running for the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Senate seat…

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Man restrained in Halibut Cove

Halibut Cove residents on Monday had to tie up and restrain a man Alaska State Troopers said was…

Solstice fun to feature bed racing, ‘cosmic rides’

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Solstice fun to feature bed racing, ‘cosmic rides’

In a recent Huffington Post article by Carly Ledbetter titled “8 Quirky Spots Where You’re Free To Be…

Joe Miller talks to a Homer audience Sunday.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Miller says campaign all about ‘restoring liberty’

Four years after he won the Republican Party nomination for U.S. Senate only to lose in a historic…

Homer Volunteer Fire Department, Kachemak Emergency Services and Alaska Division of Forestry firefighters respond to the Rainbow Court fire last Friday. A person died in the fire.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Positive ID of fire victim still pending

The State Medical Examiner has not yet positively identified the adult killed in a house fire last Friday.…

Supporters of Ballot Measure 1 end Saturday’s rally with a march down Pioneer Avenue to the Legislative Information Office. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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‘Vote yes’ rally draws big show of support

If weather can predict election outcomes, Saturday’s sunshine bodes well for Ballot Measure 1, which seeks to repeal…

Homer Volunteer Fire Department and Kachemak Emergency Services firefighters respond to a house fire on Rainbow Court on Friday morning. Firefighters discovered a person had died in the fire.

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Person killed in Homer house fire

One person died in a house fire in downtown Homer this morning. When firefighters arrived, the home on…

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Small wildfire contained in Nikolaevsk

Fire crews in about an hour contained a 1-acre wildfire that started Wednesday in a yard close to…

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Family of four missing from north Kenai home

News of a family of four missing from their north Kenai residence for nearly two weeks has been…