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Return of haunted ship calls for all hands on deck
Gabe Fortin dabs fake blood on the stern of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kukui. (KCAW/Salemo) After a year off, spurred by the government shutdown, the U.S…
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Listen: Sitka Chamber hosts Ballot Prop 2 forum
From left: Phil Izon (lon screen), Chad Goeden, and moderator Robert Woolsey (KCAW/Rose) Next week, for the third time in six years, Alaskans will once again…
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Special election would ask Sitkans to consider sales tax increase
Children at the Betty Eliason Childcare Center in the spring of 2021 (KCAW/Rose) The Sitka Assembly voted Tuesday night (10-27-26) to hold a special election…
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Sitka fishermen meet with Congressional candidate Bill Hill
Congressional candidate Bill Hill talks with Sitka fisherman at Seafood Producers Cooperative. (KCAW/Salemo) Bill Hill, an independent candidate for the U.S…
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Nat Geo photographers train next generation of storytellers in Sitka
Sitka High School senior Carter Conatser holds up the Olympus camera National Geographic provided for photo camp. (KCAW/McKenney) Listen to the audio feature…
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October 27, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Sitka voters could soon weigh in on a seasonal sales tax to fund a local childcare initiative. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-22-26), it will…
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Listen: STA holds Tribal Council candidate forum
With just over two weeks until its annual election, Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Sitka Tribe of Alaska hosted a Tribal Council candidate forum on Thursday (10-22-26). Seven…
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Kids get spooked at science center’s haunted aquarium
The Sitka Sound Science Center’s annual haunted aquarium night featured a haunted house full of jump scares. (KCAW/Salemo) Dressed in a white lab coat, a…
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Sitka Planning Commission says no data centers for now
Creative Commons Photo: Server room of BalticServers Data centers are proliferating in rural areas across the United States to support the rapidly developing…
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Sitkans discuss proposed updates to city taxi code
Assembly member Thor Christianson stands in front of Sitkans gathered to discuss a proposed update to regulations for commercial passenger vehicles…
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Wireless outage prevents cell calls to 911
Sitka experienced an outage that affected some wireless services today (10-21-26).
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Snapshots of 2026 Alaska Day parade
Alaska Day, also known as Reconciliation Day, marked 159 years since Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States. Sitkans lined Lincoln…
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JKT stops in Sitka for Alaska Day parade
With just over two weeks left in the race to be Alaska’s next governor, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins made a stop in Sitka over Alaska Day weekend. The Democrat was…
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New Sitka School Board members take oath
New school board members were sworn in on Friday (10-16-26) during a special meeting at the Sitka School District office.
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‘A big hug from the Bryants’: Pelican General is more than a grocery store
The small fishing village of Pelican in Southeast Alaska went without a grocery store for more than 15 years. Then, in 2023, a family decided to step in and…
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Ad hoc committee delivers recs for MEHS
A committee directed with making recommendations for improvements at the state run boarding school in Sitka has delivered its findings to the Alaska Board of…
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Sitka Assembly approves contract extension with bulk water shipper
The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday (10-13-26) approved a contract extension with investors looking to ship bulk water out of Sitka. This is the second contract…
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Sitka’s new mayor, assembly members take oaths of office
Sitka’s new mayor and assembly members took their oaths of office at the Sitka Assembly meeting Tuesday night (10-13-26). The group also said farewell to…
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Sitka Assembly approves new city administrator employment agreement
At its meeting on Tuesday (10-13-26), the Sitka Assembly approved an employment agreement with incoming municipal administrator Gerrie Cotter.
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Sitka student-led garage sale raising funds to give back
Sitka High School’s National Honor Society is hosting a garage sale this weekend. It’s a student-led fundraiser to cover educational expenses for children in…
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FCC comment deadline Oct. 13 on future of school internet subsidy
A federal program that lowers internet bills for some public institutions across the country is under review. If it’s cut, the Sitka School District would lose…
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Birders listen to songs of the Tongass on Sunday strolls in Sitka
When visitors come to Southeast Alaska, they often look up for ravens and bald eagles. But there’s plenty of other birds to keep an eye out for. A birding…
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At revived press in heart of Southeast Alaska, artists imprint their love for the Tongass
In a remote corner of Southeast Alaska, a rare printing press has been revived after seven years of lying dormant. The press belonged to a late wood engraver…
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Unofficial election results are in for Sitka
A proposition to change a city law governing special elections was rejected by voters Tuesday night. Sitka also elected a new mayor, assembly and school board…
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Unofficial election returns for listening communities
Unofficial election results are in for several of KCAW’s listening communities.
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Polls open until 8 p.m. in Sitka’s municipal election
It’s municipal election day in Sitka. Voters have until 8 p.m. tonight to cast their ballots in the mayoral, assembly and school board races.
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Sitkans commemorate Indigenous children impacted by residential schools
Sitkans gathered Wednesday evening for Orange Shirt Day at Sheet'ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi Community House for speeches, reflection, and dances.
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City looks for feedback on proposed cruise dock code
At a listening session on Monday, members of the city's planning and tourism commissions heard feedback on a proposed code update that would establish new…
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Boater rescued after fishing vessel sinks near Admiralty Island
A Coast Guard crew from Air Station Sitka rescued a man earlier this week after his fishing boat sank near Murder Cove, on the southern tip of Admiralty Island.
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High school club looks to inspire next generation of educators
Educators Rising at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka trains students in teaching techniques to showcase at competitions at the state and national level.
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Sitka Trail Works wraps grant project improving access on Kruzof Island
Access to a popular outdoor recreation area near Sitka just got a bit easier thanks to a grant-funded trail rehabilitation project that wrapped this summer.
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Dog show awards floppiest ears, fluffiest fur in Sitka
Dog shows are often formal competitions where pets are strictly judged for their appearance and behavior. But a dog show in Sitka wanted to award features like…
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USFS to hold public subsistence hearings in light of proposed Roadless Rule repeal
The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month announced its plan to repeal the Roadless Rule, a 2001 environmental conservation law that protects national…
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Sitka Assembly asked to weigh in on remaining beer and wine license
The Sitka Assembly was faced with a difficult choice at its meeting on Tuesday (9-22-26) when it was asked to recommend one of two local businesses for the…
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Sitka gaining jobs as resident workforce shrinks
Jobs and wages in Sitka are up this year. That’s according to an economic report presented by the Sitka Economic Development Association last week (9-16-26)…
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Sitka Assembly votes to make ADUs easier to build
The Sitka Assembly is pursuing another solution to help with Sitka’s housing crisis. Sponsors of a new ordinance say while it isn’t going to completely solve…
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City of Sitka to offer municipal administrator position to Gerrie Cotter
The Sitka Assembly will offer the municipal administrator job to Gerrie Cotter.
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Renovations underway for basketball court at Sitka gym
The basketball court at the Hames Center is closed for renovations that started earlier this month.
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Early voting kicks off in Sitka’s municipal election
Early voting in Sitka’s municipal election opened yesterday (9-21-26).
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September 22, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-22-26), it will consider putting a $4.5 million state grant towards Lincoln Street upgrades.
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Watchmen kootéeyaa unveiled at trooper academy in Sitka
Reggie Peterson and James Cockrell talk in front of one of the new kootéeyaa, or totem pole, outside of the Alaska State Troopers Public Safety Training…
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St. Peter’s by the Sea to continue restoration of 19th century architecture
St. Peter’s by the Sea Episcopal Church in Sitka is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, deeming it worthy of preservation by the National Park…
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Listen: Chamber of Commerce assembly forum
During a Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce forum on Wednesday (9-16-26), assembly candidates were asked pre-provided questions on housing, childcare, and…
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Listen: KCAW hosts Sitka School Board candidate forum
Artificial intelligence, truancy, and enrollment. These are a few of the topics Sitka School Board candidates dove into in KCAW’s live election forum on…
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Endangered whale discovered dead on cruise ship bow in Sitka
A cruise ship hit an endangered fin whale Thursday morning while the eleven-hundred-foot vessel was en route from Hoonah to Sitka.
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Sitka mayor, assembly candidates tackle issues in joint forum
Candidates running for mayor or a seat on the Sitka Assembly joined Raven Radio and the Daily Sitka Sentinel Tuesday night to answer community members’…
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Firefighters extinguish UTV fire
Firefighters tamped out a parked off-road vehicle after it caught fire Monday afternoon (9-15-26).
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Team recovers Coast Guard helicopter from Harbor Mountain
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that crashed earlier this summer in Sitka has been recovered, and will be transported to North Carolina.
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2027 cruise visitor increase highlighted at commission meeting
Sitka’s cruise traffic is going up again next year, and that’s led some community members to question whether the city’s agreement with the cruise dock company…
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Search dogs get paws dirty at weekend workshop in Sitka
Dogs from across the state made their way to Sitka over Labor Day Weekend for a K-9 search and rescue conference.
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Sitka administrator candidate advances to community meet-and-greet
The Sitka Assembly agreed to invite Gerrie Cotter to meet with Sitkans following her second interview for the municipal administrator position Thursday night…
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Sitkans lay out need for speed at first-ever puzzling contest
Puzzling is usually a peaceful hobby stretched out over a couple of days. But some Sitkans looked to change the pace, piecing puzzles together in a race…
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Sitka talks trash at assembly table
The Sitka Assembly voted Tuesday (9-8-26) to add a large-scale dumpster option to the city's solid waste code.
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Sitka Assembly proposes sales tax increase, business buy-in to address childcare shortage
The Sitka Assembly is moving forward with a plan to tackle the community’s childcare shortage, which includes a half percent sales tax increase. A ballot…
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Sitka’s landslide risk at ‘medium’ until 1 a.m. Wednesday
Sitka’s landslide risk level increased from low to medium shortly after 7 p.m. tonight (9-8-26). That’s according to a local dashboard that tracks rainfall…
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September 8, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Childcare funding is on the docket when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-8-26).
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Sitka School Board approves resolutions for state consideration
Artificial intelligence policy guidance, data protection, and dyslexia screening– these are some of the issues the Sitka School Board wants the Alaska…
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Plans to recover Coast Guard helicopter set for Tuesday
A team is set to recover the Coast Guard helicopter that crashed atop Harbor Mountain earlier this summer.
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Artist focuses on flora and formline for residency in Sitka
Ameerah Bad’r is Sealaska Heritage Institute's current artist-in-residence at Sitka National Historical Park. Her work combines drawing, watercolor, and…
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Sitkans honor Dolly Parton’s ‘book lady’ legacy with pay-it-forward drive
Dolly Parton’s passing last week has left many reflecting on the country music star’s philanthropy, particularly around children’s literacy. Last weekend…