When the safety and well being of a child is at risk at home, the state steps in and places them in foster care. But that can mean a range of things, from temporary care with a relative to adoption by a foster parent. Each home environment is unique and the type of foster care children may require varies in every case.
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Through a grant from the Department of Justice, The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is partnering with the Sitka Police Department, Sitkans Against Family Violence and the Southeast Regional Health Consortium to establish a sexual assault response team. The SAR team would be more efficient and minimize the revictimization of survivors, members said.
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The jury trial of a Prince of Wales man accused of killing his girlfriend is one step closer reaching a verdict. Jurors have heard all the evidence in the case, and prosecutors and the defense gave their closing arguments Thursday.
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All hands are on deck at Sitka Tribe of Alaska when herring spawn. But eggs on branches are not the only thing the tribe is collecting this year. They're also gathering genetic samples from herring and working with University of Washington researchers to uncover the code that dictates when and where herring spawn.
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itkans marched in costume down Lincoln Street Friday, April 19, for the 18th Annual Parade of Species, a celebration of Earth Day and stewardship for our environment organized by the Sitka Conservation Society.
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Many nonprofits have revenue from several sources, and are not solely dependent on state funding. Nevertheless, funding streams are connected, and the ability to win grants often depends on a demonstration of government support.
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A small commercial fishing vessel caught fire on Eliason Harbor Thursday morning. At around 7:30, the Sitka Fire Department responded to a call from crew members of a troller battling a small blaze inside the boat.
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On Monday evening, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka medevaced a 60-year-old man from a fishing vessel moored in Pybus Bay. That’s according to an official tweet from the Coast Guard.
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Rosemary Carlton's love for the Sheldon Jackson Museum began in her first visit in 1969, the moment she saw the argillite collection on display. When she learned the museum and its collection may be sold due to cuts in state expenditures, she was very upset. “It would certainly break my heart to see it."
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Continuing the centuries-old tradition of its harvest, Sitka Tribe of Alaska employees sorted through a truck load of herring eggs, about 700 pounds, to weigh and distribute to community elders. That's in addition to 1,000 pounds distributed last weekend.
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