Homer Alaska

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.

A season of low prices, high costs and a poor pink salmon run has come on the heels of last year’s market collapse.

Community members held a Renaissance fair in Karen Hornaday Park last weekend.

A Homer-based nonprofit hosted a fundraiser featuring the music and storytelling duo Acoustic Eidolon last week. The event aimed to raise money for Affinityfilms’ latest project, which focuses on understanding stage-four breast cancer.

A representative from the Japanese Consulate in Anchorage spoke at a Homer City Council meeting on Monday, celebrating 40 years of the sister city relationship between Homer and Teshio in Hokkaido, Japan.

A woman who traveled to all 50 states collecting stories of kindness returned to Homer over the summer to compile them into a book.

After years of moving between food trucks, pop-up shops, and a cafe, a mother-daughter duo opened a new restaurant in Homer earlier this year.

Hundreds of motorcycle riders take on the Hoka Hey challenge, where they ride from Florida to Homer.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed funding for a crucial roof replacement project at the Pratt Museum in Homer. The project now hinges on securing money from the City of Homer.