Local News

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe awarded CARES Act grant to build energy-efficient housing

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Aug 7, 2020

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Friday that the Tribe will receive $900,000 as part of the Indian Community Development Block Grant Imminent Threat program. Congress allocated an additional $100 million to the program this spring as part of the federal coronavirus relief funding package.

Sitka COVID-19 count reaches 40, with 3 cases still ‘active’

by Katherine Rose | Aug 7, 2020

Local health officials announced the new case today (8-7-20). The non-resident is in his forties. He did not have symptoms when he was tested for the virus on August 3.

Has contact tracing changed? A Q&A with Sitka’s public health nurse

by KCAW News | Aug 7, 2020

Public Health Nurse Denise Ewing answered KCAW's questions about changes to contact tracing in this recent Q&A

With hop-notch beer, new business hopes to revive Sitka’s brewery scene

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Aug 6, 2020

A global pandemic may not be the best time to open a craft brewery -- or maybe it is? In Sitka, a defunct brewery is once again bubbling with the sounds and smells of malt and barley. New owners hope that a professional brewer will rekindle the town’s thirst for local beer.

Crane snags Douglas Bridge while leaving Juneau port

by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Aug 5, 2020

A tug and barge hauling a crane collided with the underside of Douglas Bridge in Juneau's Gastineau Channel. Authorities say nobody was hurt and no major damage was reported.

News extras

KCAW Coronavirus Information Hub

May 1, 2020

KCAW is tracking cancellations, closures, and other news related to the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Morning Interview

Special Coast Guard teams patrol nearby waters

Aug 10, 2020

Have you noticed new boats in Sitka's harbors? That's because the Coast Guard has some crews up from the lower-48. Capt. Stephen White is the sector commander for the United States Coast Guard in Juneau. He joins KCAW's Katherine Rose to discuss _______________.

Community collaboration addresses food insecurity with free meals for Sitka youth this summer

Aug 7, 2020

Food insecurity among students is a concern during a normal summer. But this summer, because of economic hardship brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, that concern is even greater. The USDA Summer Food Service Program has existed for some time to help fill that gap, but this is the first time it's operating in Southeast Alaska.

Sitka’s 2020 Int’l Cello Seminar shares ideas, music from around the world

Aug 6, 2020

Although the in-person experience has been cancelled this summer, cello students are still having one-on-one interaction with some of the best classical teachers and performers in the country.

Station Highlights

Mind-blowing salmonberry pie

Jul 17, 2020

From the KCAW archives, summer 2012: Caitlin Woolsey, daughter of KCAW news director Robert Woolsey, is a self-described berry addict. This is her twist on The Alaska Wild Berry Cookbook's "Salmonberry Cream Pie." A recent dinner guest (from a land with no salmonberries) took one bite and said, "This pie is mind-blowing!"