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Public Safety

5 crew rescued from Homer fishing vessel that runs aground in Southwest Alaska

October 30, 2026

Environment and Science

Homer resident finds Japanese lifebuoy swept across the Pacific in 2011 tsunami

October 29, 2026
Government

Begich, Peltola, Sullivan make late burst of local rallies to fire up the political faithful

October 29, 2026

Council grapples with utility and health insurance rates

April 30, 2026
May First Friday heralds aspirations of spring

April 30, 2026
Ready, Set … Art! Scholarship fundraiser a big success

April 30, 2026
Wearable Arts Show runs Friday at Porcupine Theater

April 30, 2026
Wellness: The art of flow

April 30, 2026
Opinion: Earth Day is every day

April 30, 2026
Letters to the editor — April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026
Legislative News: April 30

April 30, 2026
Cops and Courts — April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026
Community will gather May 2 to honor Duffy and inspire action

April 23, 2026
“Every vote should count” — Vance defies GOP insiders

April 23, 2026
Youth calendar expands to all community events in collaboration with HIP

April 23, 2026
Democracy Fair celebrates 250th anniversary of Declaration of Independence

April 23, 2026
More than 200 local musicians will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” May 1 and 2

April 23, 2026
Hilarious new documentary on extreme birding is fundraiser for Shorebird Festival

April 23, 2026
Update from the Publishers: Help sustain HIP’s momentum and growth

April 23, 2026
Letters to the editor — April 23, 2026

April 23, 2026
Opinion: Why isn’t AEA including climate change in its analysis of impacts of the Bradley Lake expansion?

April 23, 2026
Fiscal matters dominate upcoming city council meetings

April 23, 2026
Experts detail dangers of algal blooms, forecast 2026

April 23, 2026
Semester By the Bay presents Sea Otter Showcase April 28

April 23, 2026
Authors and local voices will read poems on war’s destruction of nature

April 23, 2026
Walking challenge starts May 4; register now

April 23, 2026
Health-themed kids fair returns to southern peninsula

April 23, 2026

City will start airport repairs, pursue essential air service

October 29, 2026
Council supports local transportation projects, asks state for new improvements

October 29, 2026
Hippies, brown rats and mailboats: The Alaska Historical Society comes to Homer

October 29, 2026

Homer’s award-winning piano man celebrates wildlands and wildlife

October 29, 2026
From creepy critters to costumed revelers, Homer celebrates Halloween

October 29, 2026
Mariner Senior Profile: Berend Pearson

October 29, 2026

Opinion: HYPE helps make the village

October 29, 2026
Opinion: Voter’s guide for the 2026 general election

October 29, 2026
Reading Between the Lines: The Library of Things

October 29, 2026

Obituary: Keith William Roderick

October 29, 2026
Opinion: 3 former Alaska governors support JKT

October 29, 2026
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 29, 2026

October 29, 2026

Gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop highlights hydro energy at Homer meet-and-greet

July 16, 2026
Homer United Methodist Church celebrates 75th anniversary

July 16, 2026
Homer man charged with multiple counts of assault

July 16, 2026
Dispatch from Katmai: Profile of a bear cub

July 16, 2026
Reeling ‘Em In: Thieves snatch salmon in broad daylight at fishing hole

July 16, 2026
Bid Dr. Adcox farewell on July 23

July 16, 2026
Reading Between the Lines: Lit Lineup Trivia Night

July 16, 2026
Opinion: Alaska is 49th — Here is how we change it

July 16, 2026
Opinion: Why we’re supporting Matt Schultz

July 16, 2026
Letters to the Editor — July 16, 2026

July 16, 2026
Birders hold trip to Anchor River on Saturday

July 16, 2026
Aug.18 State Primary Election Q & A

July 16, 2026
Cops and courts — July 16, 2026

July 16, 2026
Ethics committee to Vance — don’t do it again

July 9, 2026
Homer celebrates ‘America the beautiful’

July 9, 2026
‘No Kings’ truck crashes Independence Day parade

July 9, 2026
School board looks at AI policies

July 9, 2026
City to set public hearing dates for draft Title 21 code

July 9, 2026
Assembly spikes Nikolaevsk School reconsideration

July 9, 2026
Homer celebrates its 15th annual Highland Games

July 9, 2026
Civil Air Patrol Cadets complete Drone Academy program

July 9, 2026
Peony festival will flourish

July 9, 2026
Free pop-up clinic opens at Homer Methodist church

July 9, 2026
Obituary: Michael Whittington

July 9, 2026

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