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Sitka’s COVID rate stays steady, with 8 new cases reported on Thursday

Local health officials reported 8 new COVID cases on Thursday (8-26-21).

Young Performers Theater director Zeke Blackwell discusses fall program at Sitka Fine Arts Camp

Theater Director, Zeke Blackwell joins host, Brooke Schafer is discussion about what young actors can expect this semester

Driver hospitalized after his pickup enters ditch near Sandy Beach

A Sitka man was transported to the hospital, after driving his pickup truck into a ditch Wednesday morning (8-25-21). Police spokesperson Serena Wild said the incident was likely related to the man's medical condition.

New study compares the economics of cruise travel vs. independents

Martha Honey is the co-founder and former director of the Center for Responsible Travel in Washington, DC. She was in Sitka this summer collecting data for a major study comparing the economics of cruise travel versus independent travel in four major Alaska ports: Skagway, Juneau, Sitka, and Hoonah. She joins KCAW's Robert Woolsey to discuss her work.

Sitka Health Summit seeks community input for 2021 initiatives

Sitka Health Summit Coalition members Doug Osborne and Johnny Elliot joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer to discuss the upcoming planning event, when two health related initiatives will be chosen as the 2021-2022 Health Summit goals.

Watch Live: President Biden gives update on Hurricane Henri, evacuations in Afghanistan

President Biden will address the nation at 4 p.m. on Sunday (8-22-21) about the administration's ongoing evacuation effort in Afghanistan. The president is also expected to speak about the government's preparations around Tropical Storm Henri. Watch President Biden's remarks live here:

Watch: President Biden gives update on Afghanistan

President Biden is delivering another speech about Afghanistan, as a scramble to evacuate American...

UAS Sitka dive programs offer travel to another world in ‘three-dimensional space’

Joel Markis is a Fisheries professor and dive instructor at UAS Sitka. He outlines the dive course offerings and the UAS dive program, which includes a basic and advanced scuba diving course this fall, as well as a semester-long diving intensive in the spring (Alaska Dive Semester).

KCAW 2021 Election Center

Sitka's Municipal Election is Tuesday, October 5.

Brave Heart ‘Buoys & Art’ auction online August 18

Brave Heart's Online Benefit Auction begins on August 18. Board president Michele Friedman and artist Pat Kehoe discuss how it works. 18 buoys and seven pieces of art will be on the block -- all by local artists. Pieces will on display at the Island Artists Cooperative Gallery on Lincoln Street.