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Sitka snow flurries shift to heavy rains on Friday, NWS says
Southeast Alaska is better known for rain than snow, but this winter had an unusually frosty start. Much of the region saw heavy snowfall from mid-December into early January, including Sitka.
Alaska Board of Game to consider upping nonresident bag limit for Sitka-area deer
A proposal to increase the nonresident bag limit in the Sitka area from two bucks to four deer each year will be considered at an upcoming Alaska Board of Game meeting in Wrangell later this month.
State sets harvest level for Sitka herring fishery
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has set a harvest limit for this year’s Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery.
Sitka Fish to Schools program reels in record for highest donation of fish
Sitka Conservation Society received 6700 pounds of donated fish for the 2025-2026 school year from individual fishermen and organizations.
The Morning Interview
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State pinball championship returns to Sitka for third year
Alaska Pinball Championship is coming to Sitka again this year.
Local talent brings ‘New Beginnings’ to Sitka Monthly Grind
The Sitka Monthly Grind is this Saturday, January 10th at the Sheet’ká Ḵwáan Naa Kahídi.
UAS Applied Fisheries program offers new class on Alaska aquaculture
Angie Bowers, assistant professor in applied fisheries at UAS, and Brenna Haakinson, mariculture education coordinator with UAS/Sitka Sound Science Center, joined the Morning Interview to discuss the applied fisheries program.
Southeast News
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Wrangell man indicted on two felony drug charges
Law enforcement seized approximately a pound of methamphetamine on Dec. 29, 2025 in Wrangell....
Alaska Folk Festival poster artist talks Indigenous heritage and influence
Ketchikan-based artist Savannah LeCornu was selected as this year’s poster artist for the Alaska...
Man found dead on Pennock Island identified
An Alaska State Troopers vehicle shown in Ketchikan. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) A man found dead on...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 9, 2026
Evacuations in Juneau as more intense weather threatens swaths of the city with avalanches.
Ahead of legislative session, Alaska lawmakers propose big changes and small tweaks
There’s plenty on the agenda for lawmakers this year, from a possible gas pipeline to a plan to stabilize the state’s finances. But they have some other ideas, too.
Multiple small avalanches release in Juneau after city issues evacuation advisory
Some residents of the Behrends neighborhood have evacuated as avalanche conditions are expected to...
NPR
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Latin American left responds to Trump’s pledge to take over of Venezuelan oil
Latin America’s left is in disarray after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro and the U.S.’s...
After Venezuela, is the world order shifting from diplomacy towards aggression?
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Peter Krause of Boston College about the Trump...
Venezuela’s exiles in Chile caught between hope and uncertainty
Initial joy among Venezuela’s diaspora in Chile has given way to caution, as questions grow over what Maduro’s capture means for the country — and for those who fled it.
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