Simon Lopez

A Homer Nonprofit is hosting a skateboarding event on the Spit Sunday for International Go Skateboarding Day; firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a wildfire that broke out in Sterling on Wednesday evening; and this week is Alaska Invasive Species Awareness Week.

Over the summer, Homer Public Library offers many events for Homer youth, some are on-going, full summer events and some are coordinated workshops; and science, recreation and conservation converged Saturday at Kelly Lake on the Kenai Peninsula.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted six to two last night to sell the Nikolaevsk school property to a local nonprofit; and over the summer, Homer Public Library offers many events for Homer youth, some are on-going, full summer events and some are coordinated workshops.

An Eagle River woman says she’s grateful to be alive after a black bear attacked her dog near Skilak Lake earlier this month; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted six to two last night to sell the Nikolaevsk school property to a local nonprofit.

An Eagle River woman says she’s grateful to be alive after a black bear attacked her dog near Skilak Lake earlier this month; and the Division of Elections issued the state’s final determination Monday that Dan Sullivan of Petersburg can’t be on the ballot to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.

Seldovia’s annual summer music festival begins June 18th; and Planned Parenthood of Alaska is suing the state to expand access to abortion medication via telehealth.

Seldovia’s annual summer music festival begins June 18th; and Planned Parenthood of Alaska is suing the state to expand access to abortion medication via telehealth.

Starting Saturday, anglers will be able to catch and release king salmon on the Anchor River; June 1 was the registration deadline for candidates for state office; and two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak.

Starting Saturday, anglers will be able to catch and release king salmon on the Anchor River; June 1 was the registration deadline for candidates for state office; and two new Coast Guard icebreakers will be homeported in Kodiak.

Homer Public Library's current building turns 20 this fall and the library holds a fun run Saturday to mark the occasion; Pier One Theatre’s next show of the season opens this evening; and a federal judge late last month ruled against a group of Alaskans seeking to force the state to process applications for food assistance on time.