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Sitka Assembly adopts historic preservation plan, votes down new long-term lease for NSRAA
The Sitka Assembly approved and adopted an updated historic preservation plan Tuesday night, and voted against a proposed lease agreement between the city and a regional salmon hatchery nonprofit
‘Sitka deserved to be a literary community’: Old Harbor Books celebrates 50th birthday
Sitka’s local bookstore celebrated its 50th birthday on Saturday. Throughout the afternoon, locals wandered into the downtown shop to buy a book, eat a cupcake, and reminisce on five decades of the community hub.
Sitka Grand Jury indicts four in March
A Sitka Grand Jury indicted 4 people last month on charges ranging from driving under the influence to selling substances to minors.
April 14, 2026: What’s on the agenda at the Sitka Assembly meeting?
At its meeting tonight (4-13-26), the Sitka Assembly will consider approving an updated historic preservation plan.
The Morning Interview
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On your marks! Julie Hughes Triathlon takes off for its 42nd iteration
Rachel Fox, Tom Jacobson, Carol Hughes, and Susan Magie join KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the history of the triathlon and how Sitkans can get involved as a competitor or volunteer.
Sitka Cirque to perform The Jungle Book for first time since 2018
This year, for their annual spring aerial show, Sitka Cirque will perform The Jungle Book. There are 100 performers among the two casts/weekends performing on silks, trapeze, lyra, and poles.
Sitka Maritime Heritage Society plans to help Sitkans set sail!
Capt. Blain Anderson and Sitka Maritime Heritage Society's Keith Nyitray join KCAW for the Morning Interview to share more about their upcoming sailing classes, as well as updates on restoring the Japonski Island Boathouse and other upcoming events.
Southeast News
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Survey finds many Craig residents concerned with rising tourism
Craig Municipal Office building pictured on November 4, 2025. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) The City of...
Jury finds Ketchikan man guilty of assault in October stabbing
Ketchikan’s state courthouse stands at 415 Main Street on Dec. 8, 2020. (Eric Stone/KRBD) A...
Trollers get early shot at Burnett Inlet chum this season
Burnett Inlet Hatchery on Nov. 22, 2023. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) The commercial chum salmon troll...
Alaska News
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One Anchorage high school will lose its band program next year. The director says they’re cutting more than music
Amid tight state and local funding, the Anchorage School District is eliminating 500 positions and...
Democratic U.S. House PAC has Alaska in its sights
The PAC is reserving $2.4 million in TV and digital ads in Alaska, suggesting they think they have...
So far in 2026, ICE has arrested at least 47 people in Alaska. One was pregnant.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s own guidelines advise that pregnant women shouldn’t be...
NPR
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Airlines in Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies
The soaring cost of jet fuel is forcing European airlines to cancel tens of thousands of flights,...
Author details the spy network that took on America’s post-WWII Nazi groups
In The Secret War Against Hate, Stephen J. Ross details the racist, anti-Semitic groups that sprang up in the latter half of the 20th century — and the spy network that worked to bring them to justice.
Can a mentalist trick Trump? Oz Pearlman will try in a room full of journalists
The annual D.C. gathering of politicians and press will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a...
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