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Roughly 3000 tons harvested so far in Sitka’s commercial sac roe fishery
The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened three times over the weekend.
2026 commercial herring fishery opens
The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened on Friday (3-27-26) for the first time this year.
Pulitzer Prize-winner illustrates power of comics to inspire Sitka students
Artist Medar de la Cruz joined Pacific High School's comic class as part of a two-week residency, where he and his students alike learned how to make and analyze comics, as well as how it can bring people together.
Assembly presses pause on historic preservation plan, greenlights snow removal funds
Sitka’s current historic preservation plan is a two-page document drafted in the 1990s, around the...
The Morning Interview
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Sitka joins nationwide protests for upcoming No Kings Day
Tory O'Connell and Bruce Gazaway join KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss what to expect from Sitka's No King's event and the importance of non-violent protests and radical joy in advocating for democracy.
Career and Technical Education program aims to help high schoolers feel more confident in their professional futures
Mike Vieira and Alina Lebahn from Sitka High School join KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the learning outcomes for the program and how it can help students better understand what they want to professionally pursue in the future.
Annual food web cruise celebrates springtime fauna of Sitka Sound
This Saturday, March 28, the Sitka Sound Science Center will host its annual Food Web Cruise.
Southeast News
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Can a Democrat win Alaska’s governorship? Tom Begich thinks so — and he came to Wrangell to say why
Former Alaska State Senator Tom Begich visits KSTK on March 22, 2026 to talk about his run for...
Ketchikan expected to see record number of cruise ship passengers
Passengers disembark from a cruise ship in downtown Ketchikan in June 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD)...
Ketchikan school board delays approval to close elementary schools
The White Cliff building is seen on July 19, 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) The Ketchikan Gateway...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, March 30, 2026
Mayors of boroughs near the proposed Alaska gasline say they’re not on board with the...
GOP group complains Peltola spent campaign money while mum about running for office
Mary Peltola spent campaign funds in 2025, when she was, on paper, a U.S. House candidate. The NRSC says she had no visible campaign so the spending “must have been for her personal use.”
FEMA is reopening a disaster management program, but some tribal leaders question its fit for Alaska
A federal court ordered FEMA to reinstate the program after 20 states sued over its closure.
NPR
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Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded
A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump’s executive ordering the defunding of...
Trump shares a look at his future presidential library. Here’s what to know about it
Trump posted the first architectural renderings of his future presidential library, planned for a...
The wellness world is eager for RFK Jr.’s promised move on peptides
A month ago, Health Secretary Kennedy said his agency would soon give compounding pharmacies the...
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