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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

Reeling ‘Em In: Fish identification 101

July 9, 2026
Homer Pickleball: Choosing a paddle

July 9, 2026
Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection awarded national grant

July 9, 2026
Library building will close to install security grille in August

July 9, 2026
Opinion: Responding to the Alaska Select Committee on Legislative Ethics decision

July 9, 2026
Letters to the Editor — July 9, 2026

July 9, 2026
Cops and courts — July 9, 2026

July 9, 2026
Opinion: Establishing Duffy’s legacy in supporting early childhood education

July 9, 2026
‘Shockingly violent and difficult to fathom’ — Duffy’s killer gets 87 years

July 2, 2026
‘Healing belongs in the community’

July 2, 2026
The family’s own words

July 2, 2026
Dispatch from Katmai: It’s Mating Season

July 2, 2026
Historic Pioneer Avenue landmark opens new chapter as The Moosetide Hotel

July 2, 2026
50th Spit Run sees ‘perfect’ conditions

July 2, 2026
Flowers bloom for First Friday

July 2, 2026
South Peninsula celebrates the Fourth on Saturday

July 2, 2026
Gray whale washes up on Anchor Point beach

July 2, 2026
Reeling ‘Em In: Summer holiday to hit the Spit

July 2, 2026
Opinion: Requesting 1-year exemption for Japanese-origin fishing vessels in Cook Inlet

July 2, 2026
Letters to the editor — July 2, 2026

July 2, 2026
Cops and courts — July 2, 2026

July 2, 2026
Ethics committee finds probable cause for Vance ethics violation

June 27, 2026
M 4.9 quake hits near Clam Gulch

June 26, 2026
City opposes change in federal grant regs

June 25, 2026

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