Local News

Sitka man charged with manslaughter in 2024 boat capsizing

by KCAW News | Feb 20, 2026

A Sitka man was arrested this week in connection with a deadly boating accident that killed two Sitka teenagers in 2024.

Landslide group to host conference in Sitka next month

by KCAW News | Feb 19, 2026

A Southeast Alaska working group is hosting a landslide conference in Sitka next month.

Trash fire contained at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka

by Ryan Cotter | Feb 19, 2026

Sitka Fire Department was notified early Wednesday morning that the sprinkler system had activated in the U.S. Coast Guard base's kitchen.

Summer ferry schedule similar to recent years, reflects funding problem

by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska | Feb 17, 2026

The schedule looks a lot like recent years, with six of the state’s nine vessels sailing. There is not enough funding or staffing to run them all, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The Morning Interview

Heritage and Cultural Tourism Conference enters 11th year this March

Feb 25, 2026

Next month, Sitka Tribe of Alaska will host the 11th annual Heritage and Cultural Tourism Conference from March 17-19.

1 in 3 teens experience dating violence. Here’s how Sitka teenagers are stepping up to prevent it

Feb 24, 2026

SYLC members Devyn Sampson and Kate Plaisance and SAFV's Colleen Murphy join KCAW for the Morning Interview on what being a SYLC member entails and how adults can best show up for the teens in their lives.

ALFA hosts 10th annual Fishermen’s Expo

Feb 20, 2026

The conference offers both in-person and virtual sessions covering topics like new fishing technology, management updates, and safety workshops.

Southeast News

Wrangell weighs growth at industry-focused town hall

by KSTK Wrangell | Feb 24, 2026

Wrangell hosted a town hall meeting with potential industry partners on Feb. 19, 2026, informing...

Wrangell assembly preview: federal disaster grant and JAG Marine Group partnership

by KSTK Wrangell | Feb 23, 2026

Wrangell City Hall on June 26, 2024. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Wrangell’s borough assembly on...

Ketchikan City Council updates municipal laws related to homelessness

by KRBD Ketchikan | Feb 20, 2026

The Ketchikan City Council Chambers shown in Downtown Ketchikan. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) The...

Alaska News

State lawmakers consider bill to increase insurance coverage for prostheses

by APRN | Feb 25, 2026

Typically, insurance covers just one prosthetic or orthotic device for those who need them. But...

Alaska businesses welcome tariff ruling, but don’t expect to see refunds

by APRN | Feb 25, 2026

Businesses are expressing some relief now that the Supreme Court ruled those tariffs are illegal, but skeptical they’ll ever see a refund for the tens of thousands of dollars they paid for tariffs.