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Three Sitkans indicted in May for charges ranging from weapon misconduct to assault
Three Sitkans were indicted in May for charges ranging from misconduct involving a weapon to sexual assault.
Assembly approves city budget for next fiscal year
Next city year’s budget now has a seal of approval from the Sitka Assembly, with a $17,000 surplus.
Yak Timber files for bankruptcy after its parent company, the village corporation, is sued for $13.3 million
“The matter itself is almost like a broken piece of glass, with so many edges it’s impossible to pick up without getting cut," said Andrew Gildersleeve, the Tribe's executive director. "There's a shock of what's happened to tribal lands and disbelief that there could be a claim of the size against an organization that is ultimately run by our friends, family and neighbors.”
May 23, 2023: What’s on the agenda at the Sitka Assembly meeting?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (5-23-23), it will consider, on final reading, whether to approve the city’s budget for fiscal year ‘24.
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Sitka Music Festival celebrates ‘Rachmaninoff at 150’
Each week in June, musicians from the Sitka Music Festival will join us to discuss upcoming concerts. On Wednesday (5-31-23) the festival's artistic director and Grammy award winning cellist Zuill Bailey joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss performances set for this weekend, featuring the works of Mahler, Piazzolla, Schumann, and a Rachmaninoff retrospective.
Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jacks, summer is here and Sentinel Sports is back!
The Sitka High School track team dominated at regionals last weekend, and both the baseball and softball teams are fighting for a chance at state in regional tournaments this weekend. Sitka Sentinel sports editor Garland Kennedy joined KCAW's Katherine Rose (pinch hitting for News Director Robert Woolsey) to talk all things summer sports. Listen here:
Music festival will keep classical fans “Bizet” this June
The Sitka Music Festival is gearing up for performances starting May 31 and continuing through the month of June. Sitka Music Festival Executive Director Alexander Serio joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss this summer's line-up.
From brunch cruises to storytelling, an eventful month planned for Sitka Pride
Last year, Pride Month in Sitka was celebrated with the community's first ever Pride parade. This year, that tradition will continue, accompanied by a brunch cruise, drag shows, and storytelling and youth-focused events happening throughout the month. Sitka Pride Month volunteer and coordinator Michael Mausbach joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss plans for the month ahead. Listen here:
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Teams ready for an engineless boat race to Alaska, hoping to win $10,000 or steak knives
Team Pure and Wild, winners of the 2022 Race to Alaska, ring a bell at the finish line. (Eric...
Wrangell urges power conservation during hydroelectric maintenance
Wrangell Municipal Light & Power houses the community’s diesel-run electrical generators.(Sage...
Petersburg fisherman moonlights as up-and-coming rap musician
The small island community of Petersburg celebrated its ties to Norwegian culture, as well as the...
Alaska News
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A large fish that fills freezers in Northwest Alaska could be in danger
Siikauraq Martha Whiting ice fishing for sheefish. (Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Do you dig it? Ninilchik beaches to see limited razor clam opener this summer
Cook Inlet razor clams await processing after being dug out of the sand. (Jenny Neyman/KDLL) Sport...
Wrangell holds Blessing of the Fleet at newly finished Mariners’ Memorial
Wrangell’s 2023 Blessing of the Fleet. (Sage Smiley/KSTK) The Blessing of the Fleet is a tradition...
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House debates the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling bill as default deadline looms
The vote comes as lawmakers race against the clock to beat a June 5 deadline for a potential...
Facebook, Instagram to block news stories in California if bill passes
From Australia to Canada, Big Tech has resisted lawmakers’ efforts to force them to pay news...
Actor Danny Masterson is found guilty of 2 out of 3 counts of rape in retrial
A jury reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They could not...
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