A group of Soldotna Girl Scouts have designed and manufactured a product that can help prevent human-caused wildfires, and the U.S. Coast Guard retired a fleet of helicopters based out of Kodiak in a ceremony last Tuesday

While Alaska’s labor market is still struggling after a pandemic recession, the Kenai Peninsula has already successfully rebounded. A ban on social media accounts for children under 14 passed the Alaska House last Friday.

The Homer Animal Shelter shut down last month following a confirmed case of canine parvovirus or parvo, in one of its dogs, and while Alaska’s labor market is still struggling after a pandemic recession, the Kenai Peninsula has already successfully rebounded.

The Homer Animal Shelter shut down last month following a confirmed case of canine parvovirus or parvo, in one of its dogs. The Alaska Marine Highway System announced Wednesday that the Tustumena ferry will be delayed coming out of its annual maintenance. The federal government has declared a fishery disaster for salmon setnetters on the east side of Upper Cook Inlet for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

The City of Homer is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its sister city relationship with Teshio, Japan this year; and The Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a proposal that would ban children under 14 from creating social media accounts.

The City of Homer is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its sister city relationship with Teshio, Japan this year; and teachers, parents, students and community members showed up to Kenai Peninsula schools Wednesday morning dressed in red for a “walk-in,” a demonstration in support of public education funding.

The Alaska House of Representatives is considering a bill that would require adult websites to verify users are 18 or older, and Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer is currently hosting a Canadian sound artist and radio producer through its residency program. During his stay, the artist will create and broadcast audio collages about the city’s landscapes and the ways people connect with them.

Teachers, parents, students and community members showed up to Kenai Peninsula schools Wednesday morning dressed in red for a “walk-in,” a demonstration in support of public education funding. Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer is currently hosting a Canadian sound artist and radio producer through its residency program.

A cruise ship will make an impromptu stop in Homer this morning to give its passengers a moment of respite after almost two weeks at sea, springtime in Homer is marked by the return of sandhill cranes and various shorebirds. This year, a local dance school is bringing even more birds to the city with a production of “Swan Lake", and heavy rain drenched hillsides and flooded rivers around Kodiak last week.

A cruise ship will make an impromptu stop in Homer tomorrow morning to give its passengers a moment of respite after almost two weeks at sea. Springtime in Homer is marked by the return of sandhill cranes and various shorebirds. This year, a local dance school is bringing even more birds to the city with a production of “Swan Lake.” A Sterling man was indicted by a federal grand jury last month for a scam involving Covid-19 relief business loans. A new University of Alaska research project will look at the way human-caused climate change will affect fishing, farming and harvesting in the Gulf of Alaska.