Ahead of the start of the 34th Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Jan. 21, a “first release” of prefiled bills was published ...

The Homer City Council held a special meeting last Tuesday, Jan. 7, with Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, to facilitate a ...

Registration for the 2025 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference is now open. The four-day conference, to be held May 17-20 at Kachemak Bay Campus, will include a series of craft classes, panel discussions, ...

A change of plea hearing for Arturo Mondragon-Lopez Jr., who was arrested in October 2023 following the fatal shooting of Homer resident Brianna Hetrick, 22, is scheduled for Feb. 5.

Last week, the Washington Post, censored a political cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes. It depicted Jeff Bezos, the Amazon billionaire and owner of the Post, and four others, bowing down to ...

Alaska is rich in oil and natural gas, and its depleted oil and gas fields could hold new promise as prime candidates for carbon storage. The same natural geologic “containers” that trapped oil and ...

Energy efficiency makes your home more affordable. Mortgages for qualifying homes are available at a reduced interest rate through HUD, AHFC and the VA, lowering your cost over the life of the ...

Only it didn’t work out that way. The online comments worked like flypaper and attracted a lot of errors, personal attacks and accusations. The newspaper eventually decided the self-correcting plan ...

We’re facing a $17 million deficit.” That’s what Zen Kelly, president of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education, said during the board’s meeting on Monday. During Monday’s ...

Aubrie Ellis named Alaska’s National Outstanding Assistant Principal of 2025.

A ice dam on the Anchor River caused another flooding incident on Monday. Flooding occurred once more in the Anchor River ...

Meetings are set for Homer, Kenai and Seward, across two weeks. On Feb. 11, a meeting will be held in the Homer High School ...