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News from Homer and around the Southern Kenai Peninsula and Northern Gulf of Alaska.
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Investigators say the surviving passenger told them the plane banked left about 100 feet above the ground before it went down.
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A young sea otter rescued from a Homer beach is now under care at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.
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The month-long event invites residents to track their daily steps as part of a community-wide walking effort.
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Homer volunteers are working to improve emergency response in Kachemak Bay State Park with a new search and rescue team. Initial training sessions for volunteers began today.
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The Cessna 207, operated by Smokey Bay Air, crashed near Nanwalek on the southern peninsula. A second passenger was seriously injured.
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This weekend, the first-of-its-kind event will cover topics from soil health to climate-resilient farming at Kachemak Bay Campus.
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Homer’s main senior living facility plans to file for bankruptcy in an effort to reorganize more than $800,000 in debt and continue operating.
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Over 4,000 customers lost power Sunday after a Railbelt power plant tripped offline. Homer Electric Association said five circuits were shut down in response to protect the grid, with service restored later that day.
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Organizers say the event, called “Hands Off! Homer Fights Back,” is part of a national movement opposing policies they say threaten health care, education, and public services.
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Caregivers in Homer gathered Thursday to support a state bill that would increase oversight of in-home care services and regulate how Medicaid funding is spent.