Sabine Poux
ReporterSabine Poux is a freelance reporter based in Homer. She was formerly news director and evening news host at KDLL in Kenai.
Originally from New York, Sabine has lived and reported in Argentina and Vermont, where she fell in love with local news. She covers all things Kenai Peninsula, but is especially interested in stories related to energy and fishing. She'd love to hear your ideas at spoux@kdll.org.
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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. -
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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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.
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Seaweed from Alaska’s beaches makes really great plant fertilizer, and more people on the Kenai Peninsula are catching on. A new study put seaweed debris from the Homer area — also known as wrack — under the microscope.
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The store was built in the 1950s as a community hall and today remains a hub for Fritz Creek. Emergency responders say the building seems close to a total loss.
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Stones, hammers and tree trunks hurled through the air at Karen Hornaday Park last weekend at the annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games. Homer has been hosting its own version of the games for over a decade.
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The Homer City Council approved the capital budget for the next two fiscal years this week.
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At least two Alaska Department of Corrections staff members have faced charges in recent months for bringing opioid addiction recovery medication into correctional facilities on the Kenai Peninsula. These cases, advocates say, could be related to gaps in treatment programs at Alaska prisons and jails.
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Police say without any leading information about a potential suspect, the case is closed by investigation.
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The Homer City Council greenlit a list of goals and priorities for the Homer Harbor Expansion project Monday night. But it will be a long time before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wraps up its feasibility study for the major project.
