Simon Lopez

Five candidates are vying for two open seats on the Seward City Council, including incumbents Robert Barnwell and Julie Crites; and Kenai Peninsula teachers and other school staff have a new employment contract.

Five candidates are vying for two open seats on the Seward City Council, including incumbents Robert Barnwell and Julie Crites; and Kenai Peninsula teachers and other school staff have a new employment contract.

Alaska State Troopers have ended their active search for a Kasilof man who was knocked out of his boat and into the Kasilof River on Sunday; Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members passed a resolution at its meeting last night urging state lawmakers and the governor to ban weather modification or geoengineering, and asking Alaska’s federal delegation to strengthen federal law around those activities; and South Peninsula Hospital’s Senior Wellness Day will take place on Thursday September 17th at the Kachemak Bay Campus.

The Homer City Council kicked off its meeting last night by marking 20 years since the Homer Public Library opened its Hazel Avenue building through a mayoral proclamation. Council members then honored Jenny Carroll, the outgoing Special Projects and Communications Coordinator, for her work on everything from the harbor expansion study to the city’s COVID response.

Alaska State Troopers have ended their active search for a Kasilof man who was knocked out of his boat and into the Kasilof River on Sunday; the Homer City Council carried out two mayoral proclamations and advanced several items at its meeting last night; and South Peninsula Hospital’s Senior Wellness Day will take place on Thursday, September 17th, at the Kachemak Bay Campus.

The Homer City Council carried out two mayoral proclamations and advanced several items at its meeting last night; and more young people in Alaska died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade. That's according to new data released by the state section of Epidemiology.

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Valdez man Friday night after he jumped on stage at the Sacred Acre Music Festival in Ninilchik; and more young people in Alaska died of suicide in 2025 than in any other year in the past decade. That's according to new data released by the state section of Epidemiology.

Officials with the aptly named Rainmaker say they generated millions of gallons of rainfall above Kachemak Bay last month by flying a drone into a cloud and dispersing a chemical.

Officials with the aptly named Rainmaker say they generated millions of gallons of rainfall above Kachemak Bay last month by flying a drone into a cloud and dispersing a chemical.

A look at Homer's observance of the International Day of Peace. Members of Veterans for Peace and faith leaders talk about Homer's International Day of Peace events, the lasting impacts of war, and what building peace can look like in our own community.