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Alaska Native corporation Doyon, Limited brought forth a newly revised hotel development proposal. Homer residents weighed their concerns about the project with the economic opportunities it could bring.

A group of local teens have launched a website to make it easier for young people to find activities around the Kenai Peninsula.

The beach access trail in the Diamond Creek Recreation Area near Homer has been temporarily closed following a landslide caused by heavy rainfall. Alaska State Parks staff are working to restore the trail, but there is no set timeline for reopening.

Voters defeated the bond for South Peninsula Hospital in Homer by a landslide during borough elections this year.

Cheryl Komakhuk, 67, died on Oct. 16 after her vehicle slid on ice and rolled over near Anchor Point.

Josiah Kelly, 30, was indicted on 12 felony charges Wednesday for three shootings at two Homer health nonprofits.

Twice a day, cars queue up at the busy intersection of the Old Sterling Highway and new Sterling Highway in Anchor Point. Parents drop off and pick up their kids at Chapman School, while highway traffic whizzes by. Some relief is on its way, after the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved spending this week to expand the school’s footprint.

A new cafe has opened in Homer, with plans to serve dishes from Northern Mexico. The husband and wife team behind the new space say they hope it brings a taste of home to the Kenai Peninsula community.

Parsons is filling a seat vacated by Rachel Lord after she was elected as mayor.

Troopers say Tanner Allen Geiser, 36, ran from them in Nikolaevsk Thursday. He was found and arrested in Anchor Point Friday.