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Alaska State Troopers reported emergency services conducted search and rescue for four hikers at Upper Paradise Lake near Seward.
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Hope McKenney/KBBIAn annual autumnal tradition in Homer turns twenty this year, the Burning Basket is currently being constructed at Mariner Park at the base of the spit, and it will culminate with the burning ceremony this Sunday at sundown (about 8:30pm).
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Less than one year after changing the city code on permitting, a new city ordinance returns to requiring conditional use permits for building additional housing. -
John Fraser and Wei-Ying Wong join the Alaska Sealiife Center to introduce social science practices into the organization’s work.
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The Homer Farmers Market held the first Zucchini Fest since 2019, welcoming families to an afternoon of races and a parade centered around the summer squash.
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South Kenai Peninsula medical staffing booms amid physician resignations in the central peninsula.
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A meetup held by the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District connected industry members and identified challenges to address.
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Alaska could see more renewable energy use in the future. Data collection is underway on Mount Augustine as part of an effort to develop geothermal energy. This could bring a powerful renewable energy source to Alaska’s Railbelt region – which gets roughly 85 percent of its energy from natural gas.
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Officials with the borough and National Weather Service say while the alerts Saturday night were far-reaching, they have to err on the side of caution.
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Alaska's peony industry started in Homer. For the fourth year in a row, the city is celebrating the industry with the Homer Peony Celebration — even though the unseasonably cold weather is delaying harvests.
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Evacuation order for all coastal communities on the Kenai Peninsula has been cancelled.
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Kachemak Crane Watch first started following the male sandhill crane — which had been shot through with a fiberglass arrow — last week. Volunteers planned the rescue out over many days and successfully extracted the arrow Sunday.
