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Unofficial election returns for listening communities
Unofficial election results are in for several of KCAW’s listening communities.
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.
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.
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 parameters for cruise dock development in Sitka.
Election Hub
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2026 Sitka Municipal Election Hub
Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6.
The Morning Interview
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AmDocs film festival returns to Sitka for second year
Organizer Debbie Miller and musician Sheila Del Bosque join KCAW for the Morning Interview to give listeners a taste of what the festival has planned Oct. 9-11.
WhaleFest to celebrate ‘Generation of Giants’ on 30th anniversary
The 30th annual Sitka WhaleFest kicks off soon, celebrating "generations of giants" from the people who shaped the symposium over the past three decades to the next generation of researchers.
Upcoming event celebrates local afterschool programs
The nationwide event celebrates afterschool programs and their vital role in supporting children, families, and communities.
Southeast News
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Wrangell will receive $43 million boost from federal gov
Wrangell’s efforts to add to its downtown waterfront, develop the former 6-Mile Mill property for...
WCA in final steps to create climate adaptation plan
Wrangell’s tribal government, the Wrangell Cooperative Association, is taking the final steps to...
Ketchikan’s unofficial election results are in
Ketchikan No.1 precinct, located at the Gateway Recreation Center. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD)...
Alaska News
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Almost 40% of Alaska households don’t earn enough to make ends meet, according to new report
That’s dramatically more than the number of households below the federal poverty line.
No vote on MMHOP: The controversial housing proposal is postponed
Sponsor Erin Baldwin Day called for a work session Wednesday to sort through more than a dozen proposed amendments.
3 Alaska governor candidates say they’ll make Juneau mansion home
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Republicans Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson all pledged to live in the Juneau mansion during a candidate forum in the capital city. Republican Treg Taylor did not attend the event.
NPR
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Suicide is up among Black Americans. We need to talk about it.
NPR’s Michel Martin hosted a panel conversation about mental health and suicide in the Black community, exploring a difficult subject in deeply personal conversations.
New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture
U.S. authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him.
4 people on NASA’s Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space
Four people — two NASA astronauts, one from the European Space Agency and a Russian cosmonaut — spent nearly eight months at the space station, conducting spacewalks, science experiments and research.
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