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Sitka scallop fishery a test of one entrepreneur’s ingenuity and skill
There aren’t many scallop fisheries in Alaska. While the mollusks are plentiful in Southeast waters, harvesting them is resource and time intensive. KCAW’s Ezra Dan spoke with a local scallop fisherman who is bringing the delicacy to dinner tables in Sitka and Southeast, with sustainability in mind.
Victims identified in Sitka charter boat sinking
Alaska State Troopers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of two women from a charter boat which sank near Sitka over Memorial Day weekend (5-29-23). A third victim was located on Monday. The boat's captain and another passenger remain missing.
Three Sitkans indicted in May for charges ranging from weapon misconduct to assault
Three Sitkans were indicted in May for charges ranging from misconduct involving a weapon to sexual assault.
Search effort, bad weather contribute to a subdued opening weekend for Sitka derby
The loss of a charter fishing boat on Sunday (5-28-23) came during the middle of the first weekend of the 68th Annual Sitka Salmon Derby. The contest continued, while many boats helped in the search, and everyone hoped for positive news.
The Morning Interview
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Festival musicians give glimpse of what’s to come this week
Pianist Alfredo Oyágüez and violinist Alex Gonzalez joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the week ahead, full of concerts and events with the Sitka Music Festival. Listen to their conversation here:
Sitka Music Festival celebrates ‘Rachmaninoff at 150’
Each week in June, musicians from the Sitka Music Festival will join us to discuss upcoming concerts. On Wednesday (5-31-23) the festival's artistic director and Grammy award winning cellist Zuill Bailey joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss performances set for this weekend, featuring the works of Mahler, Piazzolla, Schumann, and a Rachmaninoff retrospective.
Weekend workshop to train aspiring trail masters
A free Trail Master Summit workshop will be offered in Sitka, teaching the science and techniques of sustainable trails.
Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jacks, summer is here and Sentinel Sports is back!
The Sitka High School track team dominated at regionals last weekend, and both the baseball and softball teams are fighting for a chance at state in regional tournaments this weekend. Sitka Sentinel sports editor Garland Kennedy joined KCAW's Katherine Rose (pinch hitting for News Director Robert Woolsey) to talk all things summer sports. Listen here:
Southeast News
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Clothes missing from Ward Lake installation on Murdered and Missing Indigenous People turn up in ditches, near culverts
Red clothes hang after being recovered and cleaned from around the Ward Lake trail. (Photo...
Petersburg High School honors class of 2023
The 2023 school year has come to a close, and the Petersburg community came to the high school gym...
Petersburg switches to diesel power for annual SEAPA maintenance
Many Petersburg residents woke up without power at around 7 a.m. on May 31st when the Borough made...
Alaska News
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Driver was high on THC during deadly 2022 Seward Highway crash, charges say
An Alaska State Trooper hat (File/Alaska Public Media) An Anchorage man stands accused of killing...
With seven new arrivals, Alaska Zoo nears capacity for orphaned animals
Gator, a very talkative bear cub from Hood Bay, asks for snacks. Monday, June 5, 2023. (Matt...
With 7 new arrivals, Alaska Zoo nears capacity for orphaned animals
Gator, a very talkative bear cub from Hood Bay, asks for snacks. Monday, June 5, 2023. (Matt...
NPR
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Why you might notice more religious groups at Pride celebrations this year
Some people of faith are organizing a pushback against the wave of anti-LGBTQ rights legislation...
The far right’s growing influence and 4 other takeaways from NPR’s ERIC investigation
Why are Republicans abandoning one of the best tools the government has to catch voter fraud? That...
To keep immigrants from fleeing, Florida GOP focus on immigration law loopholes
Republican lawmakers in Florida are scrambling to convince established immigrant workers who...
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