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Homer City Council members vote Monday on an ordinance that would put Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms in charge of collecting the city’s sales tax, instead of leaving it to individual hosts.
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Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLFour consecutive season closures have hit the hundreds of fishing guides who have historically relied on the world-famous king run for their livelihood. -
Sabine Poux/KDLLA Kenai grand jury indicted 35-year-old Joseph Mesa last week in the death of 39-year-old Derek Berry. In addition to murder charges, Mesa was indicted on charges of evidence tampering, burglary and misconduct involving controlled substances in an investigation state prosecutors say is ongoing. -
Hunter Morrison/KDLLDonation bins are out near the entrances of grocery stores in Kenai, Soldotna and Nikiski, including Walmart, Fred Meyer, Save-U-More, Three Bears, Safeway, IGA and M&M Market. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLAcross all grade levels, about 38% of Kenai Peninsula students are proficient or advanced in English Language Arts. The same proportion are proficient or advanced in math. That’s about five percentage points higher than statewide proficiency levels.
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