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Grand Jury has indicted seven since November
Grand Juries in Sitka have indicted seven people since November, with charges ranging from burglary to vehicle theft.
Funding shortfall may force Mt. Edgecumbe to cut half its teachers next year
Without a major boost in state education funding, Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka is facing a likely 50-percent reduction in its teaching staff next year. Mt. Edgecumbe is one of Alaska’s oldest boarding schools, and has been serving students from across the state for almost eight decades. The news about the prospective cutbacks was delivered to the school’s Advisory Board late last month.
Update: GCI delays Sitka outage to Wednesday, March 12
GCI users in Sitka will lose internet service starting Wednesday, March 12 for up to eight days.
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Science Center to host ‘Philosophy Night’ on March 14
The Sitka Sound Science Center is hosting a philosophy night on March 14, focusing on sensation and learning in marine life, like jellyfish and sea stars.
Kindergarten registration in Sitka opens on March 10
Kindergarten registration opens next week (3-10-25). Xóots Elementary School Principal Jill Lecrone joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the importance of timely registration for the upcoming school year.
ALFA holds fisherman’s expo Thursday
The Alaska Longline Fisherman's Association and Alaska Sustainability Fisheries Trust will hold a free Fisherman's Expo on Thursday, March 6, virtually and in person at the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association office.
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Ketchikan residents try to avoid restructuring elementary schools
Parents protest the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District’s restructuring plan. February 24,...
Alaska woman submits Guinness bid for world’s largest mouth
Marie Pearl Zellmer Robinson’s open jaw clocks in at roughly three inches. (Marie Pearl Zellmer...
School district budget draft shows deficit for Wrangell Public Schools
Wrangell Public School Board discusses next year’s budget on Feb. 24, 2025. (Colette...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 10, 2025
Experts say Medicaid cuts would have an outsized impact in Alaska. Also, a California company says...
Touring Wild Scoop’s ice cream test kitchen | Hometown, Alaska
Host Kim Sherry speaks with the co-founder of Wild Scoops, a local micro-creamery making...
Anchorage Festival of Music and breaking the fourth wall with ‘The Dragon of Wantley’ | State of Art
AFM’s upcoming production of the beloved “anti-opera” takes its cues from...
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Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested on an ICC warrant over drug killings
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on order of the International...
City crews have begun painting over the ‘Black Lives Matter’ street mural in D.C.
In June 2020, the phrase “Black Lives Matter” had been painted on the pavement by the...
Canada’s Hudson’s Bay has survived 355 years. Now the store is in crisis
The department store chain, founded in 1670, can’t pay its debts and says the pandemic,...
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