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Trees touching the sky, pianos under the sea: former Sitkan reimagines Alaska in debut novel
Kendra Langford Shaw talks about how her family and love for the Southeast inspired her novel "The Pillager's Guide to Arctic Pianos"
Sitka teen gains ‘a new perspective’ from Coast Guard flight
Sitka High School’s Career and Technical Education program has long prepared students for the workforce, and this year it’s expanding into new fields. This spring, students in the program worked in hospitals, dentist offices, and, for the first time, on the United States Coast Guard base.
‘Sometimes you can give a bit of grace’: Sitka Police Chief Mike Hall shares vision for the future of the department
How did a 6-foot-8-inch officer who grew up in South Florida, and worked in counterterrorism and community policing internationally for years, end up on a small island in Southeast Alaska?
ACLU trains Sitkans to ‘Know Your Rights’ with ICE
Over 50 Sitkans attended the training to better understand how Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates, as well as what to do if they see ICE detaining somebody.
The Morning Interview
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Porch Fest returns to Sitka on June 6
Porch Fest, the annual downtown music and arts festival hosted by the Greater Sitka Arts Council, returns to Sitka on June 6.
Sitka High CTE program brings early childhood education training to students
The school year is nearly over, and that means students in Sitka High Schools Career and Technical Education program are more prepared for the workforce after semester of real-work experience in an expanding number of fields.
Sitka Homeless Coalition raises money for community services building
Kathy Ingallinera, board member and volunteer with Sitka Homeless Coalition, joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to discuss a fundraising campaign and an upcoming barbecue on June 27.
Southeast News
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Borough votes to terminate library funding agreement
The Ketchikan Public Library photographed on May 21, 2026. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) Residents...
Ketchikan residents struggle to keep up with much-needed utility rate increases
Jack Auger poses with his chihuahua mix, Piper, inside of Ketchikan’s Highliner Laundromat. The...
ADFG Seeking Green Crab Trappers
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game knows that invasive European green crabs are coming, and...
Alaska News
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Oil industry has an idea to speed permitting on western Arctic leases. BLM likes it.
Rather than study each proposal in the NPR-A, the industry wants the feds to study one and grant...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 22, 2026
Environmental groups fight a plan to ease oil and gas permitting in the Arctic.
Dunleavy pins pipeline fate on tax break he wants Alaska lawmakers to approve
Critics say the push for concessions and lack of specifics shows the weakness of Glenfarne’s gas...
NPR
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DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone
Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections...
More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring
The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died,...
Mind-bending photos by anonymous cousins show the pain and dreams of Afghan women
The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under...
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