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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.

A young sea otter rescued from a Homer beach is now under care at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

The month-long event invites residents to track their daily steps as part of a community-wide walking effort.

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.

The Cessna 207, operated by Smokey Bay Air, crashed near Nanwalek on the southern peninsula. A second passenger was seriously injured.

This weekend, the first-of-its-kind event will cover topics from soil health to climate-resilient farming at Kachemak Bay Campus.

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.

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.

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.

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.