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    Evacuees in Seward, Alaska, walk along Adams Street following a tsunami warning on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Tsunami warning canceled following 7.3 earthquake near Sand...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 16, 2025 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management confirmed Wednesday evening that the borough was not under threat of tsunami wave activity.

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    A crowd watches the 2025 Kachemak Bay Highland Games on July 5 at Karen Hornaday Park. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    2025 Kachemak Bay Highland Games celebrate Scottish culture
    By Chloe Pleznac • July 16, 2025 2:30 am

    It was a beautiful day for the annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games on Saturday, July 5. Athletes and enthusiasts alike…

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    Jason Criss stands for a photo in Soldotna, Alaska, after being named a qualifier for the Special Olympics USA Games on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna athlete to compete in 2026 Special Olympics...
    By Jacob Dye • July 16, 2025 1:30 am

    Thousands of athletes from across all 50 states will be competing in 16 sports.

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    A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)
    Late-run sockeye beginning to arrive in Russian, Kenai...
    By Jacob Dye • July 15, 2025 1:30 am

    Northern Kenai fishing report

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    The Ninilchik River on May 18, 2019, in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Ninilchik River to remain closed to king salmon...
    By Jacob Dye • July 15, 2025 1:30 am

    It was an “error in regulation” that would have opened the Ninilchik River to king salmon fishing on Wednesday.

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    Members of the SPH Long Term Care staff pause for moment of recognition. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)
    SPH long-term care unit earns national recognition
    By Chloe Pleznac • July 14, 2025 2:30 am

    The award program recognizes organizations that meet progressively rigorous standards of performance to further improve the lives of residents and staff in long-term care.

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    Runners line up at the start for the Seldovia Salmon Shuffle 5K race on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Seldovia, Alaska. Photo courtesy Ecola Collier
    255 do the Salmon Shuffle
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 14, 2025 1:30 am

    The 5K race is held annually as part of Seldovia’s 4th of July celebrations.

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    Concert-goers listen to The Discopians at Concert on the Lawn on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    ‘Dancing at the end of the world’
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 14, 2025 1:30 am

    KBBI AM 890 hosted their annual Concert on the Lawn Saturday.

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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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    The entrance to the Homer Electric Association office is seen here in Kenai, Alaska on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    HEA opens bids for real property
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 11, 2025 1:30 am

    The deadline to submit bids is 5 p.m. on Aug. 11.

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    Lisa Gabriel unfurls a set beach seine during a test fishery for the gear near Clam Gulch, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Seine test fishery continues after board of fish...
    By Jacob Dye • July 11, 2025 1:30 am

    The east side setnet fishery has been entirely closed in recent years to protect Kenai River king salmon

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    Artist Tom Reed begins to paint the silhouette of musician David Webster on July 2, 2025 in Homer, Alaska. Reed added 10 artists to the wall over the last few weeks, marking the end of the art project he began in 1985. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Artist Tom Reed adds 10 local artists to...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • July 10, 2025 2:30 am

    They mark the final additions to the 40-year art project.

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    A participant in the 2019 July Fourth parade, hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce, rides his motorcycle down Pioneer Avenue.
    8th annual Salute to Vets Motorcycle Rally returns
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • July 10, 2025 2:30 am

    The 8th Annual “Salute to Vets Motorcycle Rally” is set to return to the Kenai Peninsula on July 18 and…

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