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Four years later, government compensation comes in for failed ’16 pink salmon run

Fishermen stung by the failure of 2016's pink salmon run in Alaska will finally be seeing some economic relief.

Veterans for Peace to hold Youth Congress planning meeting in Sitka January 21

K.J. Metcalfe and Shelby Surdyk with Veterans for Peace will hold a discussion 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21 in the Sitka Public Library, with visiting members of the Juneau Chapter. They'll be talking about an event they're organizing in Sitka that will take place in April at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp: Point Hope, Alaska's Youth Congress for the Global Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Applications for 40 high school students are open online until Friday, January 24. There is no cost for attendees.

Watch live: U.S. Senate impeachment trial

The Senate is holding a trial on the impeachment of President Trump, who is accused by the U.S. House of abusing his power and obstructing Congress. Each day of the trial will stream through this player as proceedings begin.

Mt. Edgecumbe Invitational 2020 – Daily Results

Daily results from the 14th Annual Mt. Edgecumbe Invitational Basketball tournament in Sitka.

Study finds Tongass, Chugach ‘forest fish’ contribute one-quarter of Alaska salmon harvest

A 10-year study published in the North American Journal of Fisheries Management in December attributes 25-percent of Alaska's salmon harvest to the Tongass and Chugach national forests.

Sentinel Sports: Sitka’s Year in Sports 2019

Sitka’s Little League Baseball celebrates their championship in July. (Daily Sitka Sentinel...

Sitka Trial Courts: December 2019

There were two major criminal indictments in Sitka in December 2019: A homicide and theft of electrical power. However, few details are available yet to the public.

Free cafe offers childcare, self-care opportunities for parents

Early childhood resources are limited in Sitka, with only a small number of organizations offering childcare for infants and toddlers. Now, the Early Childhood Coalition is taking steps to offer more services for parents.

KCAW News says farewell to 2019, and ‘See you next time!’

The last year of the decade delivered a fair share of economic and political whiplash in Sitka, but there is plenty to look forward to in 2020. Or, as the late, great Richard Nelson would put it: "See you next time!" KCAW's Katherine Rose and Robert Woolsey have the year-in-review.

Sentinel Sports: Sitka, MEHS wrestlers place high at state meet

Sitka High and Mt. Edgecumbe wrestling teams scored well at the state meet in Anchorage last weekend. Although no one took a state title (SHS's Sid Fleming was runner-up at 171 lbs.), the teams came in sixth and seventh place respectively out of 50 teams.