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Student works to help plight of homeless youth in Homer

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Student works to help plight of homeless youth in Homer

Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of stories the Homer News  plans on youth homelessness…

Ready for his close-up

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Ready for his close-up

A young bull moose basks in the sunshine last Saturday on Diamond Ridge

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Blind man files rights complaint

In next Tuesday’s election, unless the city of Homer can borrow and program a special touchscreen electronic voting…

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Green sentencing hearing rescheduled, moved

A sentencing hearing in the case of convicted murderer Demarqus Green that had been scheduled for Oct. 26…

Ray Arno, director and founder of Alaska Village Missions, the parent organization for Alaska Bible Institute, and Eric Rozeboom, current president of ABI, pose for a picture at ABI’s campus on Mission Road.-Photo provided by ABI

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Alaska Bible Institute honors past, envisions future

Next month, Alaska Bible Institute marks its 50th year of training and equipping Christians for life and ministry.…

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School district hosts first budget meetings

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is crowdsourcing for a second year to assist with budget development. Superintendent…

Toby Tyler accepts applause as Dale Chorman holds up Tyler’s award at the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust’s annual auction Saturday night at Wasabi’s.-Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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KHLT honors Toby Tyler for loving the land

To hear Richard Wilson “Toby” Tyler tell it, he hasn’t done anything award-worthy.  The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust…

A humpback whale, seen from a boat last week, does a flip in Kachemak Bay.-Photo by Amelia Johnson

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Whales delight with lingering autumn shows

If you’ve spent more than 10 minutes out on the end of the Spit any time in the…

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Council election not over yet

A Nov. 3 run-off election will determine whether political newcomer Heath Smith or incumbent Beau Burgess is the…

Sisters recreate great-great-aunt’s historic road trip

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Sisters recreate great-great-aunt’s historic road trip

Over the course of one day, the first woman documented to have driven solo across the contiguous United…

photo by Cristy Fry

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Whales all around

Whales swim through Kachemak Bay on Wednesday morning. Longtime residents report more humpback and Minke whales have stayed…

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Save the date: Haunted Hickory set for Oct. 29

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory will host the annual Haunted Hickory food drive on Oct.…

Photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Full stop intersection at Main and Pioneer is active

As of Oct. 6, the intersection of Pioneer Avenue and Main Street is a four-way full stop intersection.…