Simon Lopez

Snow and high surf are hitting the Southern Kenai Peninsula today; and you may have heard before that Alaska imports 95% of food purchased by residents. The figure has been around for decades, but there’s a problem with it: food security experts say it isn’t real – or backed by data.

After a string of break-ins in Homer this week, a Texas man now faces nearly a dozen charges.

A new K-12 charter school is on track to open its doors in Nikolaevsk next school year.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly advanced funding for the Central Peninsula Landfill and new 911 dispatchers last night; and a new K-12 charter school is on track to open its doors in Nikolaevsk next school year.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will open its annual personal-use firewood program on November 19; financial relief is finally reaching Alaska fishermen — roughly four years after the crab crash hit the Bering Sea fleet; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly advanced funding for the Central Peninsula Landfill and new 911 dispatchers last night.

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will open its annual personal-use firewood program on November 19; and financial relief is finally reaching Alaska fishermen — roughly four years after the crab crash hit the Bering Sea fleet.

The state of Alaska is limiting payments to SNAP recipients this week in response to federal guidance; and the Homer City Council postponed a final vote on the city’s 2045 comprehensive plan.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved increasing tuition across the board by 4% next year on Friday, despite an initial proposal of only 3%; fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row; and the last time the U.S. Arctic Research Commission met in Kodiak, Bill Clinton was president. This week the independent federal agency held its 121st meeting, on the island, over the course of two days.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved increasing tuition across the board by 4% next year on Friday, despite an initial proposal of only 3%; fishing jobs in Alaska are down for the fifth year in a row; and the last time the U.S. Arctic Research Commission met in Kodiak, Bill Clinton was president. This week the independent federal agency held its 121st meeting, on the island, over the course of two days.

The Anchor Point offshore test fishery returned in 2025 after it wasn’t funded in 2024; the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Southwest Kenai Peninsula and Southern Kachemak Bay; and the City of Homer is warning residents about an email scam circulating.