A Homer nonprofit is inviting the community for a Sunday skate cruise and jam on the Spit to celebrate Go Skateboarding Day and support plans for a permanent skatepark.
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The Department of Fish and Game has opened the Russian River Sanctuary to sockeye fishing early, and projects another strong run this year.
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The Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection says the so-called Grandview Fire was sparked by an escaped campfire and slowed when it hit a stand of hardwood.
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The event came as state senators 600 miles away considered a high-stakes tax cut for the project the developer says is crucial to making it economical.
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The state initially did not know what started the fire. But Alaska Division of Forestry spokesperson Emery Johnson said the state later determined it was caused by an escaped campfire.
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A Homer man died last week in an ATV crash near Donalds Lane and the village of Voznesenka; the state of Alaska has advanced more than 400 projects to the next step in its grant application process for the Rural Health Transformation Program; and an attorney advising the state Legislature says the Division of Elections likely lacked legal justification for disqualifying Dan. J. Sullivan of Petersburg from running in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.
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