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LatestSitka reports 6 new coronavirus cases over weekend
Six new covid cases were reported in Sitka over the weekend.Three of the cases were reported on Friday (10-8-21), one case was reported on Saturday, and two more were tallied on Sunday. That makes 23 cases over the last week,...
October 12, 2021: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (10-12-21), two new members will be sworn in, but not before the current Assembly considers a final vote to sell the former Sitka Community Hospital Building.
Sitka reported 3 new coronavirus cases Thursday
Three new coronavirus cases were reported in Sitka on Thursday (10-7-21) according to the Alaska department of Health and Social Services.
Angoon reports ten new coronavirus cases this week
Angoon is experiencing its first coronavirus outbreak in months. The community has reported ten new COVID cases in the last week.
With absentee votes tallied, Mosher narrowly wins second Assembly seat
At noon today (10-8-21), Sitka election officials began counting around 800 absentee and early ballots that were cast in the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s municipal election. The effort took around two hours, and the results are in. Dave Miller and Kevin Mosher have been elected to the Sitka Assembly, and Proposition 1, which asked voters to weigh in on the sale of the former Sitka Community Hospital Building , passed by a wide margin.
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KCAW Coronavirus Information Hub
KCAW is tracking the latest information regarding vaccination and testing, as well as Alaska's travel mandates. You can also find links to other resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alaska Day Festival returns with parade, brew fest
Alaska Day organizers Hal Spackman and Ted Allio joined Erin Fulton to discuss the activities planned for the weekend. Listen here:
Jay Stilwell of Sitka Sound Science Center discusses 25th annual Sitka WhaleFest
Jay Stillwell from the Sitka Sound Science Center joins KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss the festivities and how to get involved.
Sitka celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a focus on impact of residential schools
Crystal Duncan and Steve Johnson joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to speak about the significance of the holiday, and what Sitkans can do to celebrate and honor Indigenous people today
Sitka welcomes eight new Alaska Fellows
Program Director, Meredith Redick, and Sitka fellows, Liz Leonard and Ellie Lo Re join host Erin Fulton to discuss the Alaska Fellows Program and their hopes for the coming year.
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The Malaspina could be enlisted to fight global piracy. Instead the state’s paying $75,000 a month to tie it to a dock.
The state ferry Malaspina sits in layup in Ward Cove near Ketchikan on May 10, 2020. DOT now...
Aviation regulators announce recommendations – but no new rules – to reduce air crashes in Alaska
A floatplane in Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness in 1998. (Creative Commons photo by...
Sentinel Sarah: Meet the Wrangell paper’s new reporter
Sarah Aslam, the Wrangell Sentinel’s new reporter.(Sage Smiley / KSTK) A month after bringing on a...
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Alaska Gov. Dunleavy won’t endorse mask or vaccine mandates. But he says he won’t ban them either.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a news conference in downtown Anchorage last month. (Nat...
Officials warn of plateau as Alaska reports 964 new resident COVID cases
Vehicles line-up on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, afternoon at the Loussac Library, one of Anchorage’s...
Alaskan Latinos discuss culture and an upcoming documentary during Hispanic Heritage Month | Alaska Insight
Hispanics make up a growing share of the population in Alaska, and their stories are intertwined with the state’s culture. How has life changed for the Hispanic and Latino community through the decades? Lori Townsend discusses...
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LatestIt’s been 42 years since ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide’ answered the ultimate question
The first Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book was published in October 1979. Fans are looking back at how the series has endured in popularity and why it’s still relevant.
Kentucky’s backroad churches may be key to saving hospitals overwhelmed by COVID
Public health workers are going church to church and house to house in the state’s secluded...
The political fight over vaccine mandates deepens despite their effectiveness
Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty,...
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