The City of Homer received its first overnight stay from a cruise ship yesterday; the City of Homer secured funding for the second year of a study looking into the feasibility of expanding its harbor; and modern-day police vehicles often use more electricity than a common car, which can drain the vehicle’s battery quickly. To combat this, the City of Kenai’s vehicle maintenance shop has developed an onboard jump-start system, which lets officers fire up the vehicle’s battery from the driver’s seat in seconds.

The Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire last Monday, and musicals are returning to the Homer Spit this summer as Pier One Theatre presents “The Addams Family.”

Musicals are returning to the Homer Spit this summer as Pier One Theatre presents “The Addams Family"; and the Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire last Monday.

An SUV collided with an all-terrain vehicle in Sterling on Monday, according to Alaska State Troopers, and on Tuesday research reserve staff, along with community members, conducted crab monitoring on the Homer Spit.

On Tuesday, research reserve staff, along with community members, conducted crab monitoring on the Homer Spit. Musicals are returning to the Homer Spit this summer as Pier One Theatre presents “The Addams Family.”

In time for the city’s influx of dip-netters and tourists, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce has unveiled a new art installation. The exhibit’s nautical-themed glasswork showcases a distinctive way to display trinkets, treasures and fun findings, and Scottish culture and heritage is celebrated around the world through a lineup of sport events and music performances held as part of Highland games celebrations.

Scottish culture and heritage is celebrated around the world through a lineup of sport events and music performances held as part of Highland games celebrations. From the Kenai Peninsula to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, multiple communities celebrate the games in Alaska. North Pacific sablefish are a single genetic population, according to a new study published last month through NOAA fisheries.

Alaska State Troopers arrested a man last Friday after pursuing him in a high-speed chase, and Kenai Peninsula school board members undid budget cuts on Monday they’d implemented for the coming school year.

Alaska State Troopers arrested a man last Friday after pursuing him in a high-speed chase. Hundreds of runners prepared to race over three miles from the streets of Seward up Mount Marathon and back as part of the city’s numerous Independence Day festivities. Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill expanding a state scholarship program last month.

Hundreds of runners prepared to race over three miles from the streets of Seward up Mount Marathon and back as part of the city’s numerous Independence Day festivities, and last week, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill expanding a state scholarship program.