Homer

A fisherman in Homer recently reeled in a fish that has caught the attention of researchers and scientists from around the world. The brightly colored rock greenling, which has drawn comparisons to Dr. Seuss’s “One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish” is not as rare as it seems.

Margaret Murphy was charged with one perjury count in April. Today, her attorney told the court they needed time to review thousands of documents.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game just announced restrictions on rockfish harvest for the season, which they say is to conserve populations as charter guides, pushed by regulatory changes, diversify from halibut and salmon trips.

The group behind the Homer Forest Charter School has pushed back their planned start from fall 2023 to fall 2024 to have more time to secure a facility.

This Halloween season, we’re delving into the story of the Kenai Peninsula’s most notorious ghost town and the creature some people say haunts the town to this day.

Michael Heimbuch will fill the vacancy left by Soldotna’s Indy Walton, who resigned from the board in January.

A team of Homer writers is starting a literary journal for the Kenai Peninsula. Volume will publish its first issue next spring. Matt Iverson is one of…

Tom Kizzia first arrived in McCarthy, Alaska in 1983, on assignment for the Anchorage Daily News.The Homer author is still writing about McCarthy — most…

Scientists in Homer and Seward have spent the last several decades tracking a population of mammal-eating killer whales called the Chugach Transients in…

The way the state counts COVID-19 vaccinations is changing to be more accurate, but it means the percentage of vaccinated people reported in Homer will go…