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The Mount Roberts Tramway car nears the top of its run above Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Cruise ship passenger dies after fall from Juneau mountain trail

The man is among a handful of people to die this summer while exploring Juneau’s outdoors.

The Mount Roberts Tramway car nears the top of its run above Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The Homer Public Library. File photo

Homer library receives annual state grant

The Homer City Council approved an ordinance accepting and appropriating grant funds for the Homer Public Library.

The Homer Public Library. File photo
Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)
Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)
The key to this alphabet soup is knife work, and you get extra credit for homemade chicken bone broth. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

Reading at the table

We had a great time at dinner picking letters out of our alphabet soup and thinking of words that start with them.

The key to this alphabet soup is knife work, and you get extra credit for homemade chicken bone broth. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
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Minister’s Message: Coasting

Winning at work but losing at home is still losing.

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Loren, editor and publisher of the Cheechako News, sold a lot of ad space during the back-and-forth publicity campaigns by communities striving to become the administrative seat for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. When the campaigns were over, he offered unifying words for the future. (Photo courtesy of the KPC historical archive)

No Simple Matter: Finding the borough a home — Part 3

It didn’t take long for the sparks to fly.

Loren, editor and publisher of the Cheechako News, sold a lot of ad space during the back-and-forth publicity campaigns by communities striving to become the administrative seat for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. When the campaigns were over, he offered unifying words for the future. (Photo courtesy of the KPC historical archive)
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Alaska World Arts Festival returns for 7th year

The annual event, which aims to cultivate connections through the arts, will kick off on Friday, Sept. 12.

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Minister’s Message: Seeing the invisible

Jesus is on the lookout for those who walk through life unnoticed.

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Harold Pomeroy was the director of Alaska’s Territorial Civil Defense before becoming the first executive of the Kenai Peninsula Borough in 1964. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Digital Archives)

No Simple Matter: Finding the borough a home — Part 2

The decision to locate the borough seat in or near Tustumena was termed by the Cheechako as “perhaps one of the most surprising incidents at the meeting.”

Harold Pomeroy was the director of Alaska’s Territorial Civil Defense before becoming the first executive of the Kenai Peninsula Borough in 1964. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Digital Archives)
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Opinion: Stand with local journalism

Alaska’s print and digital newsrooms, particularly in small communities and regional hubs, are under unprecedented strain

  • Sep 4, 2025
  • By the board of the Alaska News Coalition
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These chicken wings are sweet, mildly spicy, and fragrant with fresh ginger and garlic. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

Small bites of indulgence

These gochujang-braised chicken wings are best enjoyed as a side dish to seasoned vegetables.

These chicken wings are sweet, mildly spicy, and fragrant with fresh ginger and garlic. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
Ceramics by Jenny Nakao are on display through September 2025 at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Bunnell Street Arts Center

1st Friday of fall

Fall is in the air and new art is on display in Homer’s galleries.

Ceramics by Jenny Nakao are on display through September 2025 at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Bunnell Street Arts Center
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Reeling ‘Em In: What happened to summer?

Read on for the final fishing report of the season.

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A photo from July of the backstage at Pier One Theatre. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

Out of the office and on the stage

Ruminations on a return to Homer community theater.

A photo from July of the backstage at Pier One Theatre. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
Artists in the Homer Independent Living Center's Artability program are photographed with their artwork on display at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge during the 2025 Shorebird Festival in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by the Independent Living Center

Inclusivity in art

The Homer Public Library showcases work by local high school students and ‘Artability’ group members.

Artists in the Homer Independent Living Center's Artability program are photographed with their artwork on display at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge during the 2025 Shorebird Festival in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by the Independent Living Center
The beginning of this year's Burning Basket on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
The beginning of this year's Burning Basket on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
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Minister’s Message: The Lord’s spiritual treasures are available to us all

The Bible says the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hid in Christ.

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Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Reimagining Alaska’s energy future: Extend the railroad to the north slope

It’s a project with far greater long-term economic benefit than a single purpose gas line.

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
This April 12, 2022, photo shows former Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Building Alaska’s future by putting education first

This is why I am running for governor.

  • Aug 29, 2025
  • By Tom Begich
This April 12, 2022, photo shows former Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
This 1955 aerial shows a portion of Joe and Mickey Faa’s homestead, including the Quonset hut that was on the property before it was acquired by Howard and Maxine Lee in 1948. The fields and other cleared land now house much of Soldotna’s growing medical establishment. (Photo courtesy of Al Hershberger)

No Simple Matter: Finding the borough a home — Part 1

Binkley Street was just a gravel-covered Soldotna back road in November 1969.

This 1955 aerial shows a portion of Joe and Mickey Faa’s homestead, including the Quonset hut that was on the property before it was acquired by Howard and Maxine Lee in 1948. The fields and other cleared land now house much of Soldotna’s growing medical establishment. (Photo courtesy of Al Hershberger)