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Dropped cell phone triggers emergency alert on Kruzof Island
A crash reported by a cell phone alert system near Sitka turned out to be a false alarm over the weekend.
July 28, 2026: What’s on the Sitka Assembly’s agenda tonight?
When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (7-28-26), it will consider waiving fees for some winter-time events at the city’s convention center.
Phil Burdick to run for second Sitka School Board term
Sitka School Board President Phil Burdick filed to run for a second term last week.
JJ Carlson makes bid for second full term on Sitka Assembly
Sitka Assembly Member JJ Carlson filed Thursday (7-23-26) to run for a second term. She’s the first to bid for an assembly seat this year.
Station Highlights
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Voter information for the 2026 election cycle
Raven Radio's Municipal Election Hub is coming soon! In the meantime, here's how to check your registration and a list of election dates.
The Morning Interview
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Sitkans can turn ‘Trash to Treasure’ in marine debris event
Zofia Danielson with the Sitka Sound Science Center joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to...
SFAC brings madcap romance to the high seas with ‘Anything Goes’
The Sitka Fine Arts Camp's musical theater camp is bring the works of Cole Porter to Sitka with Anything Goes.
Researcher documents intersection of Indigenous beadwork, Russian Orthodoxy
Esmeralda Goncalves, a Rhode Island School of Design graduate and former Fulbright Scholar, is in Sitka on a 2026 Craft Research Fund Grant.
Southeast News
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Petersburg volunteers respond to entangled whale
Boats dot the horizon as they respond to an entangled whale at the entrance of the Wrangell...
Good, but not record breaking, deer harvest forecast
This year’s deer harvest isn’t expected to reach the record highs of the past two seasons but...
Cooling system issue causes small explosion in Klawock grocery store
The dairy section at the Klawock grocery store was cleared out after there was a reported issue in...
Alaska News
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Deadly 2025 Bering Air crash caused by ‘a series of preventable breakdowns,’ NTSB chief says
The plane crashed onto an ice floe after experiencing “severe icing conditions,’ killing all nine...
Alaska librarians worry broadband costs will skyrocket after federal review
Alaska school leaders and public librarians are concerned about a potential cut at a time when...
Salmonfest preview and an interview with headliners Guster | Hometown, Alaska
Hear from the people that are organizing the festival’s 15th year and some of the musical...
NPR
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The Trump administration wants $10 million more to cover its July Fourth celebrations
Congress allocated $150 million for 250th birthday events. The Trump-backed group that planned the...
Are you choosing to stay single? We want to hear from you
Solo living, solo travel, and solo dining are all being embraced as more adults are choosing to...
European soccer leaders to boycott the World Cup in an unprecedented step
In an unprecedented step, European nations said they would boycott the World Cup unless FIFA...
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