Homer Council on the Arts recently presented their 2026 community art awards to local individuals in several categories. Artist of the Year was awarded to Carla Klinker; and crab populations in the Bering Sea are struggling, researchers say climate change is a big cause. A new tool described in a study published this month will help researchers predict one of climate change’s biggest threats to crabs: ocean acidity.

Homer Council on the Arts recently presented their 2026 community art awards to local individuals in several categories. Artist of the Year was awarded to Carla Klinker; and crab populations in the Bering Sea are struggling, researchers say climate change is a big cause. A new tool described in a study published this month will help researchers predict one of climate change’s biggest threats to crabs: ocean acidity.

Alaska State Troopers say the pilot and only occupant of a plane that crashed Sunday in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge survived with minor injuries; and top U.S. Coast Guard officials visited Seward on Monday to tour the future home of two major ships.

Alaska State Troopers say the pilot and only occupant of a plane that crashed Sunday in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge survived with minor injuries; and top U.S. Coast Guard officials visited Seward on Monday to tour the future home of two major ships.

Homer Council on the Arts recently presented their 2026 community art awards to local individuals in several categories. The Mary Epperson Arts Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Dave Webster.

The city of Seldovia and Alaska State Parks are urging people to secure attractants and use caution amid high bear activity; and Homer Council on the Arts recently presented their 2026 community art awards to local individuals in several categories. The Mary Epperson Arts Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Dave Webster.

The city of Seldovia and Alaska State Parks are urging people to secure attractants and use caution amid high bear activity; and Homer’s Jaclyn Arndt completed a solo bike trip from the Arctic to Homer finishing at Land’s End on the evening of August 4th.

The Homer City Council introduced ordinances Monday night funding a new hiking trail and the next phase of a major harbor expansion project; and Homer’s Jaclyn Arndt completed a solo bike trip from the Arctic to Homer finishing at Land’s End on the evening of August 4th.

A program that helps people restore their private riverbanks is accepting applications through the end of September; and the Homer City Council introduced ordinances Monday night funding a new hiking trail and the next phase of a major harbor expansion project.

A program that helps people restore their private riverbanks is accepting applications through the end of September.