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Tustumena service delays hurt Kodiak businesses

KODIAK, Alaska — Locals in the city of Kodiak say the state’s ongoing delays in returning the area’s…

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Homer hosts its first governor’s picnic July 25

Light up the grill and invite some friends. It’s picnic time in Homer. In this case, the free…

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Council considers new rates on Monday

A proposed new water-sewer rate schedule comes back for reconsideration at 6 p.m. Monday for the Homer City…

A Fourth of July parade float makes clear Seldovia’s strong connection to the M/V Tustumena.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Seldovia feels impact of Tustumena’s lengthy repairs

Sharon Bond’s son, 14-year-old Trevor, has a close connection to the vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System.…

Photo by Heather Ericson

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Firefighters gather for special training

Firefighters from the Homer Volunteer Fire Department were joined by firefighters from Kachemak Emergency Services and fire departments…

Traffic is backed up on the Sterling Highway from Pioneer Avenue to Lake Street as road crews worked on the highway repaving project about 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Work also was going on for the Homer gasline project between Heath Street and Lake Street by the post office.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Road, gas line work cause traffic delays

Mix summer tourist traffic with construction projects and the end of the road got a taste of big-city…

A go-team of National Transportation and Safety Board members examine the remains of an aircraft Monday July 8, 2013 after a wreck killed 10 people at the Soldotna, Alaska airport.-Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

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Investigation into Soldotna crash begins

In stark contrast to the scores who witnessed a 777 crash that killed two in San Francisco the…

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski receives flowers from Seldovia Village Tribe’s Sea Otter Dancers in Seldovia on July Fourth. The dancers are, from left, Helena Waterbury, Noah Glossi, Conner Ca meron and Nevaeh Morrison.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Murkowski celebrates with Homer and Seldovia

Now in her ninth year and her third term as a U.S. senator, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, once…

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Homer man charged in motorhome arson

Homer Police this week charged a Homer man with first-degree arson, a felony, for allegedly torching his own…

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Second suicide in July reported

Alaska State Troopers on Sunday went to a report of a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According…

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Fisherman killed in gear accident

A Wisconsin fishermen who got his hand and body caught in an anchor winch on a Homer fishing…

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More time for halibut comments sought

Both Alaska U.S. senators and the Homer Chamber of Commerce have asked for an extension to the 45-day…

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Assembly OKs salmon habitat protections

Two attempts to derail the inevitable and affirmative vote for borough-wide riparian regulations were thwarted last week as…