A Sitka-based seiner has been ordered to pay over $24,000 in fines and restitution – and forfeit his permit for a year – after pleading guilty to illegally fishing three years ago. Alaska Wildlife Troopers report that 41-year...
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Sitka High School has won its sixth straight state championship in Drama, Debate, and Forensics (aka "DDF") in February. Coaches Christian Litten, Amy Ainslie, and team captain Darby Osborne (who won Student of the Year) discuss the team's secret sauce.
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Local students can now apply for a new local scholarship, the "Tulong Aral" Filipino Scholarship. Kari Sagel and Grace Nabua joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss the new scholarship fund. Listen here:
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This winter, dancers at the Sitka Studio of Dance put away their Nutcracker costumes and began preparations for the annual Fireweed Dance Theatre performance. Director Melinda McAdams and dancer Aitana Gluth joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss the show. Listen here:
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Filmmaker, Liz McKenzie and Andrew Thoms join KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss upcoming virtual screenings of "The Singing Planet."
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Today, (2-24-22) President Biden is set to address the American people after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. Leaders across the world have condemned Russia's actions, and Biden on Wednesday night promised new "consequences" over the invasion. Watch live here or listen on Raven Radio at 8:30 a.m.
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Doctoral student Ali Trueworthy believes in community-based design for ocean energy. She's been here all winter researching the potential for ocean energy in Sitka; she hopes community members will help design a project this spring.
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39-year old Porter Wayne Treadway was sentenced in Sitka Superior Court on February 17, on a conviction of burglary in the first degree. Five related counts of robbery and assault with intent to cause serious injury were dismissed.
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Daily Sitka Sentinel Sports editor Garland Kennedy joins KCAW's Robert Woolsey to update us on the high school basketball season, and report on Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby's visit to Sitka.
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Although most of us haven’t grown up in the Southeast, we all understand the importance of the Tongass National Forest to the people here within Southeast Alaska, as many of us face battles in our own hometowns that pit large-scale resource extraction and development against our food security and climate security.
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