Local News

Experts share childcare funding ideas at Chamber meeting

by KCAW Staff | Jul 10, 2026

Two childcare policy experts share information on successful funding models enacted across the country with the Sitka Chamber of Commerce.

Sitka vet treats dogs for possible cannabis-laced waste exposure

by Hope McKenney | Jul 9, 2026

A Sitka vet is asking Sitkans to leash their dogs when exploring some local beaches. That’s after her clinic treated several dogs that became seriously ill over the Fourth of July weekend.

Mt. Edgecumbe High School improvement committee to meet this week

by Katherine Rose | Jul 8, 2026

A committee that will recommend improvements for Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka is meeting for the second time this week.

Flipped boat, trailer cause Sitka road closure on July 4

by Hope McKenney | Jul 6, 2026

A section of Halibut Point Road was closed to traffic for two hours on Saturday (7-4-26) after an unsecured trailer carrying a boat flipped near Sitka’s downtown roundabout.

The Morning Interview

Sitka Counseling offers overdose response training

Jul 10, 2026

Sitka Counseling has an upcoming Narcan pop-up training at AC Lakeside on Saturday, July 11, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., where Sitkans can learn about the opioid overdose reversal medicine.

SFAC final high school performances set for this weekend

Jul 9, 2026

Camp faculty member Medar de la Cruz and Executive Director Roger Schmidt joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to share highlights from this week's programming.

Sitka Conservation Society and local artist team up to protect public lands

Jul 8, 2026

Andrew Thoms, executive director of the Sitka Conservation Society, and local artist Rebecca Danon joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to discuss the upcoming comment period on the roadless rule, management of the Tongass National Forest, and an upcoming pop-up show at Harbor Mountan Brewery showcasing Danon's public lands advocacy artwork.