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The fourth annual Alaska World Arts Festival kicks off in Homer on Sept. 9.
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Summer tourists have been the primary drivers of Homer's local economy and lodging options for decades.City officials say many local homes are only available for short-term leases, which essentially makes it impossible for people looking for longer-term affordable housing to find it.
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COVID-19 numbers continue to climb across the lower Kenai Peninsula, according to local public health officials.South Peninsula Hospital’s Derotha Ferraro and Public Health Nurse Lorne Carroll discussed the increase on KBBI’s COVID Brief Thursday.
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You might have noticed a new voice on the airwaves lately. Hope McKenney joined us as KBBI’s new News Director late last month, after reporting in the Aleutian Islands for the past three years. KBBI's Desiree Hagen sat down with Hope on Tuesday to talk about where she comes from, her adjustment to Homer, and where she hopes to take the station’s newsroom.
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Alaskans marched in four cities across the state Saturday to advocate for reproductive rights.The rallies came after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in late June overturning the landmark case Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to an abortion.In Homer, the afternoon march drew about 400 people and many had the same message: Abortion is health care.
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South Peninsula Hospital’s Derotha Ferraro and Public Health Nurse Lorne Carroll explored recent changes to testing during KBBI’s COVID Brief with Josh Krohn on Thursday.COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb across the lower Kenai Peninsula. But local public health officials say changes that went into effect Friday morning might discourage people from testing.
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Homer residents evacuated to higher ground early Tuesday morning after the National Weather Service’s Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer issued a tsunami…