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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

‘Keep on climbing’

August 6, 2026
School board hikes cost of lunches

August 6, 2026
Hicks resigns from KPB Assembly

August 6, 2026
New mural makes a splash at Grace Ridge Brewery

August 6, 2026
August First Friday highlights the natural world

August 6, 2026
Reeling ‘Em In: Foul weather for a fair catch

August 6, 2026
A life and love of wellness

August 6, 2026
Hospital opens new ENT clinics in Homer, Kenai

August 6, 2026
Voter guide provides comprehensive look at Alaska elections

August 6, 2026
Of $9 million donated to Alaska’s 17 candidates for governor, who gave to whom?

August 6, 2026
Opinion: DOT can do better

August 6, 2026
Opinion: Fiscal stability is about more than balancing a budget

August 6, 2026
Opinion: With mining increasing in Alaska, state’s permitting process appears to be broken

August 6, 2026
Opinion: Young Alaskans want change; that’s why I’m voting JKT for governor

August 6, 2026
Opinion: Your vote only counts if you cast it

August 6, 2026
Letters to the Editor — Aug. 6, 2026

August 6, 2026
Cops and courts — Aug. 6, 2026

August 6, 2026
Swimming on borrowed time: Homer pool funding secured for 1 year

July 30, 2026
Seward vocational school receives large donation at Bay Weld skilled trades celebration

July 30, 2026
South Peninsula Hospital will host community conversation Thursday

July 30, 2026
Dispatch from Katmai: Dominance Hierarchies

July 30, 2026
Reeling ‘Em In: Learning the rhythm of fishing for silvers

July 30, 2026
Youth-only coho salmon fishery opens Saturday at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon

July 30, 2026
Rotary to sell bouquets during peony celebration

July 30, 2026

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