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KBBI will be celebrating the summer solstice again in 2023 by hosting the Concert on the Lawn on Saturday, June 24. Applications will be accepted now through Friday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m.

When Homer resident Kelsey Haas fell into an open patch of icy water earlier this winter, she didn’t panic. It was her first time falling through the ice, but as a guide and avid adventurer, Haas knew a few techniques to get out of the frozen water safely. However, Haas didn’t quite expect the key role a dead snowshoe hare would play that day.

With a statewide backlog in providing SNAP benefits, the state recently reallocated nearly $1.7 million from emergency funds to help alleviate hunger. McBride said the funding will provide some much-needed food assistance for communities around the state.

Organizers of the 29th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament have postponed the event to Saturday, March 25, citing gale force winds and anglers' safety on the water.

The Alaska Marine Highway System and the state Department of Public Safety announced the renewal of a ride-along agreement for Alaska State Troopers earlier this month. The program allows Troopers to ride for free on personal trips — if space allows — in exchange for law enforcement presence.

Homer's Winter King Salmon Tournament has seen record participation in recent years. This year, the event was postponed one week due to winter weather, but still drew 818 participants and 273 boats from all over the state for one day of king salmon fishing on Kachemak Bay, and a chance at nearly $200,000 in tournament prizes.

Homer continues to face a major housing shortage and affordability crisis, according to officials and local residents. And, with a booming summer tourism season on the horizon, plus an increasing number of short-term rentals, over a hundred Homer residents turned out to a recent community forum to discuss key challenges and potential solutions to the ongoing problem.

Over a hundred Homer residents gathered for a recent community forum to discuss short and long-term solutions for housing in the area. Ideas ranged from regulating short-term rentals, to a Homer app for available housing, to low-interest construction loans and tax breaks for building multi-family affordable homes.

The state announced significant changes to this year's summer ferry schedule. The mainliners Columbia and Kennicott will not be sailing at the same time, due to short staffing, and sailings across the Gulf of Alaska have been postponed until more crew is hired.

A fleet of Tesla batteries makes up Homer Electric Association’s battery energy storage system, or BESS — a facility that stores a constant supply of power for the utility’s grid.