Dr. Tess Caswell is a Soldotna High School graduate who works as a lead capsule communicator for NASA’s Artemis II mission. The four-member crew is scheduled to return to earth Friday evening.

Federal immigration officials detained and deported Sonia Espinoza Arriaga and two of her three sons, ages 5 and 16. As of Thursday, her oldest son remains in custody at an ICE detention center in Washington.

A group of clergy held a hastily convened media briefing Tuesday afternoon in support of the family and to publicize their apparent detention.

A group of businesses that call the pristine wilderness home is mobilizing against the mine, with the goal of keeping the coast wild.

In December, a Kenai superior court judge sentenced 37-year-old Nathaniel Erfurth to 77 years and one month in prison, with most of that suspended.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Dr. Kiefer Forsch and Sarah Aarons to hear more about their study of two glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Anyone can propose a new name for an eligible city asset. Preference is given to names that reflect local geography, indigenous heritage or community history and that consider the facility’s location ...

Under a new restriction this year, any Kasilof angler who catches a hatchery king may not fish for the rest of that day — for any fish species — on the Kasilof River between the Sterling Highway bridg...

Josh Bolling, 17, is a junior at Kenai Central High School. Alaska’s state school board is a group created by state law to head up the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

Thirty-six-year-old Kirby Calderwood has accepted a plea deal through which he would serve 87 years in prison. This is a developing story and will be updated.

The library will accept designs Feb. 17 through the end of March. Then, a jury of library board members will review the submissions and winnow them down to three in each category. The public will vote...

Aurora Borealis Charter School will welcome ninth and tenth graders to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s first charter high school program next school year.

Sunday’s protest came almost three weeks after immigration officers shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a nurse with a Minneapolis veteran’s hospital. Pretti’s death was captured on cell phone vi...

On her official social media page, Vance accused the Homer News of bias and "partisan spin." State law bars legislators from using public resources for “nonlegislative” or partisan political purposes.

Owners say the project, which would be at the base of Mount Iliamna in Lake Clark National Park, continues to gather momentum as they prepare to conduct more site work this year.

Attendees at the annual homeless outreach event can learn about local housing options, get their haircut, take a shower and leave with a backpack full of supplies and winter clothing, among other thin...

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Jason Moan and Diane Campbell, with the Alaska Division of Forestry to talk about all things spruce bark beetles.

Approval from the Alaska Board of Education came roughly two months after Kenai Peninsula school board members also signed off.

Kenai Fire Chief Jay Teague says structure fire risk tends to increase during the winter months, but the two recent hotel fires are anomalies.

Early estimates put the district about $8.5 million in the red if it maintained the same staffing and programs next school year.

Keeley Boyle and Lester Nelson-Gacal both explore family in their respective projects, for which they each received a $10,000 grant.

The initiative aims to raise awareness about declining king salmon runs within the Kenai watershed.

Alaska’s junior senator says he was part of a top secret briefing with Trump officials, who outlined a three-phase plan for the United States’ “next steps” in the country: stabilization, economic reco...

By Karen Wuestenfeld Homer Independent Press Today, NZP4H, a nonprofit corporation, launches the Homer Independent Press. This online news outlet will provide unbiased and factual weekly reporting foc...

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by the central Kenai Peninsula’s Alaska State Legislative delegation – Reps. Bill Elam and Justin Ruffridge, and Sen. Jesse Bjorkman.

Alaska State Troopers say 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt was found unresponsive in his Anchorage cell on Nov. 21 and was pronounced dead five days later. A Kenai Grand Jury indicted Merritt on 20 f...

Fishermen caught more than $40 million worth of salmon across all species in both Upper and Lower Cook Inlet, according to preliminary harvest data released earlier this month.

When it starts running, the system will be the first public transportation operation on the Kenai Peninsula, which has historically been served by private cab companies.

Nearly two-thirds of Kenai Peninsula voters supported aligning the borough’s election day with the state and federal election days. Cities now need to decide whether to adopt the same change.

For charter organizers, the vote is a long-awaited victory, but the approval came despite concerns from district officials about the charter’s viability.

The field trip was meant to teach students about how their local government works.

Lawmakers stressed the importance of public input – both in general and regarding the work of the task force specifically. The group is required to submit a report of its findings and make recommendat...

Efforts to bring the three bronze bears to Kenai started two years ago. The installation had an estimated cost of around $200,000. But Bondurant said Thursday the actual cost came in under budget – ar...

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Lisa Parker, who was recently inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame.

The roughly 5,000-foot rock berm along the north shore of the Kenai River parallels the bluff, which loses about three feet a year due to erosion.

Glenfarne celebrated the preliminary Tokyo Gas agreement in a press release for pushing the project over the halfway mark of its LNG export capacity.

When the ordinance came up for a vote at last week’s meeting, debate over most of the 52-page code rewrite was minimal. But assembly members clashed over a proposed exemption cap for seniors.

Previously, chickens could only be kept on property larger than one-and-a-half acres. Now, the same amount of chickens can be kept on all residential property with compliant enclosures and setbacks.

The former democratic state senator says residents in Kenai, Homer and Soldotna are concerned about a lack of affordable housing in the borough.

The raise won’t apply to the five assembly members whose terms end this month.

The new members won’t take their seats on the dais until the next assembly meeting later this month.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Erin Thompson, Jeff Helminiak and Jake Dye, formerly of the Peninsula Clarion to talk about their decision to resign from the paper and th...

Yute Commuter Service is accepting donations through Saturday at 8 p.m. at 627 Funny River Road. The company asks that items be sorted and put in waterproof containers, like a trash bag.