The Homer City Council recognized a longtime community member, funded repair work at the Homer Education and Recreation Complex and more at its meeting last night; and Alaska’s forestry division says it understands the Caribou Hills are best kept for recreational use as it considers creating a Kenai Peninsula state forest.

Alaska’s forestry division says it understands the Caribou Hills are best kept for recreational use as it considers creating a Kenai Peninsula state forest; and two Soldotna-based Alaska State Troopers pleaded not guilty in federal court in Anchorage Thursday to one count each of violating a Kenai man’s civil rights.

The Homer High School theater is closed until further notice after an apparent theater rigging failure last month dropped equipment to the stage below; and the start of Alaska’s annual legislative session is just over a week away and there’s plenty on the agenda for lawmakers this year, from a possible gas pipeline to a plan to stabilize the state’s finances.

The Homer High School theater is closed until further notice after an apparent theater rigging failure last month dropped equipment to the stage below; and the Homer Rope Tow opens for the 2026 season this coming Sunday, January 11, from 11 am to 4 pm.

National Weather Service forecasters say heavy snow is possible for the Kenai Peninsula starting today; and as part of a new series Alaska Survival Kit, Alaska Public Media’s Ava White has four tips to help you spot the aurora.

As the Lower Kenai Peninsula continues to face cold temperatures a cold weather advisory remains in effect; and as part of a new series Alaska Survival Kit, Alaska Public Media’s Ava White has four tips to help you spot the aurora.

Homer residents gathered downtown at WKFL Park Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol five years ago; and President Trump is trying to convince oil companies to invest billions of dollars in Venezuela’s oil industry, to boost production from that country.

Homer residents gathered downtown at WKFL Park yesterday to mark the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol five years ago; the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly opened its first regular meeting of 2026 last night by recognizing student achievements and taking action on a major hit to the local fishing industry; and President Trump is trying to convince oil companies to invest billions of dollars in Venezuela’s oil industry, to boost production from that country.

The U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release Monday that they rescued nine people from a fishing vessel that ran aground near St. George Island, in the Bering Sea, early that same morning; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly opened its first regular meeting of 2026 last night by recognizing student achievements and taking action on a major hit to the local fishing industry.

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Southcentral Alaska last night; and the U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release Monday that they rescued nine people from a fishing vessel that ran aground near St. George Island, in the Bering Sea, early that same morning.