Local News

CorvidEYE: Sitka children flock, swim, scuttle in costume Earth Day parade

by Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW | Apr 22, 2019

itkans marched in costume down Lincoln Street Friday, April 19, for the 18th Annual Parade of Species, a celebration of Earth Day and stewardship for our environment organized by the Sitka Conservation Society.

Sitka health providers dismayed by state budget cuts

by Katherine Rose | Apr 22, 2019

Earlier this month, the University of Alaska Southeast invited community organizations to its Sitka campus to discuss how state funding cuts would affect them. In part three of our series revisiting that conversation, KCAW’s Katherine Rose reports on the healthcare panel.

McGrath pleads not guilty, trial set for summer

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 19, 2019

A Sitka doctor charged with sexually assaulting a patient has pleaded not guilty, and will stand trial this summer at the earliest.

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In Case We Missed You During the Drive…

Mar 26, 2019

Raven Radio’s Spring Drive just wrapped up- thank you to all who contributed! If we missed...

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Rid your home of unused opioids, pharmaceuticals

Apr 24, 2019

The opioid epidemic has had an impact in communities across the country, including Sitka. But opioid abuse is preventable. One way to do that is by properly disposing of unused opioids in your home.

Quilters to show off needlework at annual Ocean Wave show

Apr 23, 2019

Behind every quilt, there's an idea and a story. And the same is true for the historied Annual Ocean Wave Quilters Quilt Show, an exhibition of new quilts now in its 37th year.

Southeast News

Survey: Southeast businesses pan Duneavy budget priorities

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Apr 24, 2019

A recent business climate survey found owners and managers had deep misgivings over deep cuts proposed by the Dunleavy administration. Southeast Conference has conducted the annual survey since 2014.

Previously unknown issues delay downtown roadwork

by KRBD Ketchikan | Apr 24, 2019

The Norwegian Bliss is docked at Ketchikan’s Berth 3 in 2018. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) A state...

Lawmakers urge Dunleavy to engage B.C. over transboundary mining

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Apr 23, 2019

Alaska and British Columbia agreed to cooperate over transboundary mining in 2015. Lawmakers are urging the Dunleavy administration to pick up where the Walker administration left off.