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Police identify man found dead on Spit

Update: Homer Police on Tuesday identifed the man found dead on the Homer Spit last Saturday. He is…

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Public hearing to be held on Beluga Lake floatplane road The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities…

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Nonprofit needs

Editor’s Note: Every month to accompany the Pay It Forward column, which is coordinated by The Homer Foundation,…

Woman of Wisdom Caroline Venuti.-Photo by Franco Venuti

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Haven House honors Women of Distinction

“Compassionate-Caring-Community” is the theme for the 2016 South Peninsula Haven House Women of Distinction awards. This year’s honorees…

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Hunting charges dismissed against Kilchers

Charges that they used a helicopter to hunt for black bear have been dismissed against Atz Lee and…

Voters gather in the Homer High School Commons for Saturday’s Democratic Party presidential caucus for District 31. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received overwhelming support from the voters, obtaining all 16 delegates for the district, which includes Homer. -Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Sanders wins support of Dems across Alaska

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stood out at the Alaska Democratic caucuses on Saturday as the clear winner.…

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Expert: Doing nothing to change health-care system not an option

The Kenai Peninsula Borough health-care system should adopt a regional alignment strategy and embrace the future as national…

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Soccer field plans roll forward

Parking lots, storm drains, the cop shop, a remodel of the fire station and community recreation. At its…

Aisha Tapia gathers eggs at the Emblem Club Easter Egg Hunt in Homer in 2013.-Homer News file photo

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Community celebrates easter with variety of events

Children in Homer and Anchor Point have the opportunity to hunt thousands of eggs over Easter weekend at…

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Alaska Democrats hold caucus Saturday

Members of the Alaska Democratic Party get their chance to vote for their party’s presidential candidate when the…

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Commercial cannabis ban initiative petitions go out

Following the filing earlier this month of an application for an initiative petition that would ban commercial cannabis,…

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Kachemak City rejects local option pot ban vote

With a citizen group seeking an initiative to ban by vote commercial cannabis in the city of Homer,…

The top three winners in Homer’s 23rd Annual Winter King Salmon Tournament show off their fish to the crowd. From left are Colt Belmonte who placed third with his 24.8-pound king, winning $16,588; Kelly Grose, who placed second and won $21,112 with his 25.25-pound king; and Eric Holland, who took first place with his 26.45-pound king. Holland’s prize of $31,668 was more than the 2015 tournament’s first place prize. All the anglers are Homer residents.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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It was a good day of catching

The 2016 Winter King Salmon Tournament champion, Eric Holland, only told the crowd during the Saturday evening awards…