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Lawsuit over school funds heads to court

JUNEAU — A borough that sued the state over public school funding says municipalities are “coerced” into contributing…

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Progress reported in Tyonek fire fight

The wildfire in Tyonek spread to 350 acres as of Tuesday morning but fire crews made progress in…

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Memorial Day more than long holiday weekend

Whether you plan on camping over the weekend, celebrating with the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday or attending…

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From Kachemak Drive to Land’s End: Work makes Spit Trail more usable, accessible

It’s all down to what Public Works Director Carey Meyer calls “the icing on the cake” — the…

Smoke from the Funny River Horse Trail fire shoots more than 8,000 feet in the air Tuesday as the fire spread to consume nearly 7,000 acres of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge land in less than 24 hours. Dry, windy conditions have exacerbated the fire conditions spreading it into a line stretching more than 10 miles long and about 1 mile wide.-Photo by Rashah McChesney, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Funny River fire grows, blankets Homer in smoke

As the Funny River Horse Trail fire raged about 50 miles north of Homer, a long plume of…

Early Tuesday morning, smoke from a fire on Funny River Road, east of Soldotna, was making its way south to the Homer area.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky

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Fire grows near Funny River Road

A fire that began near Funny River Road in Soldotna has grown to nearly seven miles long and…

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Board of Adjustment reverses communications tower CUP

The Homer City Council, acting as the Board of Adjustment, reversed a conditional use permit for Kodiak Microwave…

Winner of the 2013 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, Gene Jones, left, of Bellvue, Iowa, shows off the fish he caught July 25, 2013, while fishing with Capt. David Bayes of Central Charters. Also showing off their catch are Jones’ sister-in-law and brother, Darla and Keith Jones on the right, and others fishing with them the day Jones hooked the big one.-Photo provided by Gene Jones

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27th jackpot halibut derby begins today

With good halibut fishing being reported, the 27th Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby begins today.  “People are going around…

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A flock of birders

Birders watch shorebirds at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit on Saturday during the 22nd annual Kachemak Bay…

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Home-rule commission hopefuls get signatures

With two months until the deadline, six city residents are gathering signatures to become candidates to serve on…

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Backlog for cell-phone decryption could delay brothers’ assault trial

A June 2 trial week date for brothers Anthony Resetarits and Joseph Resetarits could be delayed again, Judge…

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Mayor joins ‘no’ votes to spike stipend raise

In a 4-3 vote with Mayor Beth Wythe breaking the tie, the Homer City Council at its regular…

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Council postpones action on East End Road rezone

The Homer City Council directed council member Gus Van Dyke to do some more work and revise his…