12+ hour, 7+ min ago  (561+ words) Published 5:30 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 Delcenia Cosman / Homer News Executive director Whitney Harness shows the Pratt Museum's collection of audio tapes and oral history recordings to visitors during an open house of the newly updated reference library, held Friday, March 27, 2026, in…...

16+ hour, 7+ min ago  (557+ words) Published 1:30 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Forum MANLEY HOT SPRINGS " It's so quiet in these spruce hills and tamarack swamps that 27 hours and 50 miles passed between when Forest Wagner and I said goodbye to one human being…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (116+ words) Pet of the Week: Cody'Homer News Pet of the Week: Cody Published 2:30 am Thursday, April 2, 2026 Cody is one of the sweetest boys around. He loves people and cats. In fact, he needs to be in a home with another cat,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (336+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Homer's galleries and art spaces are showcasing work by local and statewide artists, as well as hosting other art activities. Take the opportunity to stroll downtown during First Friday to meet the artists and enjoy the…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (473+ words) Published 1:30 pm Thursday, March 26, 2026 By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Forum Yup, it's 30 below this morning, March 19. Just like it was last week. Back then, I wrote a story that prompted Copper Center Country Journal Editor Linda Weld to publish an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (547+ words) Best Bets'Homer News Published 1:30 am Thursday, March 26, 2026 Current and prospective agriculture enthusiasts attend the first annual Growers Conference at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News) Gas prices have increased by nearly…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (341+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, March 24, 2026 The 32nd annual Homer Winter King Tournament has been postponed a second time, to Saturday, April 4. The Homer Chamber of Commerce made the announcement Friday after another evaluation of sea ice conditions around the Homer Harbor and…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (451+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, March 13, 2026 Zach Weimann (left center) poses with his prize-winning fish, previous tournament champions and the championship trophy during the 2025 Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Deep Water Dock on the Homer Spit in…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (573+ words) Published 4:30 pm Thursday, March 12, 2026 Homer's Kristen Faulkner, a professional cyclist and two-time Olympic gold medalist, won two more gold medals last month during the Pan American Cycling Championships held in Santiago, Chile. Faulkner said in an interview Monday that in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (558+ words) Published 1:30 am Thursday, March 12, 2026 Alaskans like to take chances, buy raffle tickets and place bets. Whether fun trips to Vegas, time at their local bar playing pull-tabs, guessing where the sanitized and hardened moose "nuggets" will land when dropped from…...