The birds, whose beaks grow at twice the normal rate, often die from starvation because they can’t feed themselves. Researchers now believe a virus may be causing the beak deformities.
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Coast Guard, troopers search for missing Port Graham man
The U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers are searching for a 34-year-old Port Graham man missing since Wednesday.
Orca ‘swims again’ thanks to Homer skeleton builders
For a small group of students at Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College in Homer, rebuilding skeletons is all in a day’s work. This fall, they assembled a baby orca skeleton as part of an eight-week class.
Tuesday morning fire destroys mobile home in Homer
An early Tuesday morning fire destroyed a mobile home on Kent Street, just across the street from the Homer Golf Course on East End Road, Homer.
Kenaitze tribe promotes traditional values through moose camp
Kenaitze Indian Tribe in Kenai is taking an innovative approach to drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention. The tribe offers culturally relevant, healthy activities through their Yaghanen Youth Center, located in Soldotna.
Latest effort to revise Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly invocation policy stalls
According to a memo from borough Mayor Mike Navarre’s office, the assembly has received “numerous comments challenging the legality” of the invocation policy.