Hundreds of sport fishing anglers returned for the annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament last weekend and a chance at nearly $200,000 in tournament prizes; Nikiski Republican Rep. Ben Carpenter introduced a bill in the Alaska House that would create a 2% state sales tax; and Alaskans have until midnight Friday to apply for their 2023 Permanent Fund Dividend.

The Alaska Marine Highway System doesn’t have enough crew to man all of its ferries this summer; and Seward High School is holding its first theater production since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic this weekend.

The Alaska Marine Highway System doesn’t have enough crew to man all of its ferries this summer; Seward High School is holding its first theater production since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic this weekend; and the Alaska State Emergency Operations Center and the National Weather Service will be testing the tsunami warning system over live radio and TV on Wednesday at 10:15 a.m.

The Alaska State Legislature is in full swing. Over the next few weeks, KBBI will check in with Senator Gary Stevens, Senate President and Republican representative of District C, which includes the Southern Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island and Seward, for the latest in the session. This week we focus on funding schools and education.

The Alaska State Legislature is in full swing. Over the next few weeks, KBBI will check in with Senator Gary Stevens, Senate President and Republican representative of District C, which includes the Southern Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island and Seward, for the latest in the session. This week we focus on funding schools and education.

The Homer Police Department hosted another women’s self defense course Sunday, after a class last fall saw an outpouring of interest from women across the Kenai Peninsula; and last week, representatives from many local Kenai Peninsula organizations got together to discuss the gaps in public transportation in the region, and what can be done to fill them.

The Homer Police Department is hosting another women’s self defense course this Sunday March 26, after a class last fall saw an outpouring of interest from women across the Kenai Peninsula; This week, representatives from many local Kenai Peninsula organizations got together to discuss the gaps in public transportation in the region, and what can be done to fill them.

It can be difficult for family and caregivers to understand the experience of impaired ability to remember, think or make daily decisions, but a virtual dementia tour seeks to bridge the divide by putting people in the shoes of someone experiencing dementia; and scientists last week warned that two Aleutian volcanoes were at a heightened risk to erupt following a series of high-intensity earthquakes nearby.

It can be difficult for family and caregivers to understand the experience of impaired ability to remember, think or make daily decisions, but a virtual dementia tour seeks to bridge the divide by putting people in the shoes of someone experiencing dementia; and scientists last week warned that two Aleutian volcanoes were at a heightened risk to erupt following a series of high-intensity earthquakes nearby.

The Homer Police Department is hosting a series of presentations for parents this spring to raise awareness about youth safety and etiquette online — from preventing sexual exploitation, to stalking and cyber-bullying; and for the first time in five years, Pier One Theatre, Homer High School’s choral program and a community orchestra are coming together to put on “Newsies,” the musical, this weekend.