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New hospital administrator details future plans

In just two weeks, Sitka Community Hospital closes and the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium becomes the only show in town for most healthcare services.

‘Intensives’ provide focused education for fine arts students

Sitka Fine Arts Camp students dedicated themselves to intense, focused study on their favorite subjects this week, like writing, ceramics, or dance.

Commentary: Stevenson plan a ‘respectful renovation’

We are committed to historic preservation. We are turning a hundred-year old historic building into a year-round home for musicians and the centuries-old priceless instruments. We are retaining historic features of the building's exterior, and recapturing historic elements that have been absent for decades.

Commentary: Stevenson Hall a chance to ‘do preservation right’

I’d like to share how using preservation best practices will achieve all the goals for the building, while preserving this historic site, and save substantial costs.

Alaska artists, organizations will feel loss of state council

CoastAlaska reporters in Juneau and Sitka reached out to artists and organizations to learn more about the economic impact of the Arts Council, its contribution to arts education, and its capacity for cultivating and launching careers.

Sitka’s 2019 July 4 Celebration calendar

Remember! Sitka's fireworks show takes place at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, JULY 3, in the Sitka Channel. Excellent viewing can be had at the street party in Totem Square, or on the O'Connell bridge. See the complete schedule of events.

Video: Air Station Sitka hoists ‘critically ill’ cruise passenger

A cruise ship passenger is reported to be in critical condition, after becoming ill during her voyage down the Inside Passage this week. A helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka medevaced the woman from the Ovation of the Seas on Tuesday afternoon (6-25-19).

Researchers examine landslide causes and effects

Dr. Adam Booth, Kyle Turchick, Bryce Vascik and David de Guzman joined KCAW's Rich McClear in the studio for "The Morning Interview" to discuss ecosystem dynamics research and their various landslide projects.

Alaska vets tackle uptick in tick population

Dr. Robert Gerlach joins KCAW's Robert Woolsey to talk about a growing population in Alaska: ticks. Dr. Gerlach is the State Veterinarian at the Environmental Health Lab in Anchorage.

KCAW prepares to check in with translator communities

KCAW's General Manager Becky Meiers talks to KCAW's Rich McClear about some exciting news about the station's translators. Those are the low-powered repeaters that bring Raven Radio to communities across Southeast, like Angoon, Pelican, Port Alexander, and more.