Month: July 2008

A deadly plane crash in downtown Sitka almost a year ago was the result of pilot error. The National Transportation Safety Board recently released the results of its investigation into the August 6th crash which took the lives of the plane’s occupants, destroyed a home, but spared everyone on the ground.

KCAW's Andi McDaniel speaks with former Dean of Students Chris Bryner about how the Sheldon Jackson community has fared since the school's sudden closure last summer.

US Senate candidate Mark Begich will be in Sitka this weekend (7-6-08) as part of his “energy tour” of Alaska’s coastal communities. KCAW’s Robert Woolsey caught up with the Anchorage mayor by cell phone to ask about the Sealaska lands selections bill, and the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council.

Anchorage mayor Mark Begich is making a bid for the US Senate seat currently held by Ted Stevens. Begich, a Democrat, is in his fifth year serving as the mayor of Alaska’s largest city. He hopes to reshape Alaska’s image as an energy-producing state, and take a lead in the development of renewable energy.