Corinne Smith
Reporter and HostCorinne Smith is an award-winning reporter and producer who grew up in Oakland, California and on her family’s horse ranch in Marin County, CA, a contrast that nurtured a deep appreciation for the complexities of identity and belonging, and connection to place, land and the natural world.
She began her reporting career at KPFA in Berkeley, first as a general assignment reporter and then as lead producer of UpFront, a daily morning news and public affairs show. She’s served as a reporter and host for KFSK in Petersburg, KHNS in Haines, and most recently as a fish reporter for KDLG’s Bristol Bay Fisheries Report. Her work has been recognized by the Alaska Press Club, and her stories have been featured in NPR’s Morning Edition, National Native News and the Bristol Bay Times.
You can reach her at corinne@kbbi.org
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The USS Momsen guided-missile destroyer docked in Homer for two days, May 3-4. The 500-foot warship is fully armed with surface-to-air missiles, and its crew is part of the U.S. Navy’s missile defense system in the Pacific. A Navy spokesperson would not disclose their purpose in Homer, but the crew hosted public tours of the ship. -
The Kenai Peninsula Borough's proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes the maximum possible funding for the school district, and only a 2.55% increase over this year's budget; and the USS Momsen guided-missile destroyer docked in Homer for two days last week. A Navy spokesperson would not disclose their purpose in Homer, but the crew hosted public tours of the ship. -
Incumbents retained two of the three seats on the HEA board, including Jim Levine representing the southern peninsula for District 3. -
Incumbent Jim Levine has retained his seat on the Homer Electric Association board representing the southern peninsula for District 3; a retired Homer judge has been indicted for perjury; and Kodiak welcomes its first cruise ship of the season from Japan.
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For the second time, voters in Seward narrowly rejected a sale of their city-owned utility to Homer Electric Association, this time by just 7 votes; Homer Rep. Sarah Vance's bill to repeal rank choice voting draws public opposition at a hearing in the House State Affairs Committee Tuesday; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough will resume public meetings in Homer and Seward this year, following a vote by members to amend their schedule.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will resume public meetings in Homer and Seward this year, following a vote by members to amend their schedule. The move was prompted by requests from both communities, including Homer City Council and the Mayor, and was proposed by Homer Assemblymember Lane Chesley. -
Tuesday's special election in Seward is too close to call — meaning the city won’t know for another day whether it has the green light from voters to sell its electric utility to Homer Electric Association; and the 31st Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival kicks off today (Wednesday) and welcomes back migratory birds, visitors and locals for four days of guided bird walks, boat tours, presentations and activities around the bay.
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The 31st Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival kicked off Wednesday and welcomes back migratory birds, visitors and locals for four days of guided bird walks, boat tours, presentations and activities around the bay. -
Early Saturday morning, the Peninsula Clarion's press ran for the last time; a Homer man is facing federal charges of unlawful transportation of four black bears and making false records; and deep snow has been slower than usual to melt on much of the Kenai Peninsula this spring. For people who generate power for their homes using the sun, that can also mean a delayed start to production.
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Forty-seven-year-old Homer resident Travis Larson and his company Alaska Premier Sportfishing are named as defendants in a six-page indictment a federal grand jury handed up April 23.
