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Fewer teens drinking, but binging on the rise

Loyd Platson and Heylie Heck joined KCAW's Rich McClear for a discussion of teen alcohol use in the local community. Platson is the director of the H.O.P.E. Coalition and Heck is the FASD coordinator at Sitka Community Hospital.

After waterfront chase, police arrest suspected drunk boater

The Sitka Police Department stopped a man on a mid evening booze cruise Monday night (6-10-19). After a chase, the police officer on duty arrested the driver at ANB Harbor.

Writer-turned-radio reporter ready to capture Sitka (Sound)

Meet KCAW's 2019 Summer News Intern Nina Sparling! Sparling joined Brooke Schafer in the studio Friday (6/7/19) to talk journalism, typewriters, and public transit.

Guts over Goretex: Alutiiq artist rediscovers Alaska’s original raingear

The best modern raincoats use some variety of next-generation plastics to keep the rain out while staying breathable and light. But these are far from the first of their kind. Alaskan Natives have been making raincoats for centuries, without synthetic materials -- using seal gut.

Poet/painter and piper prevail as Rasmuson artists

Two Sitkans were among 35 Alaskans selected last month for locals won Rasmuson Individual Artist project awards. John Ingmann and Ellie Schmidt each received $7,500 for to advance their artistic work

First weekend’s leader holds on to claim Sitka derby prize

After five days of fishing, no one was able to top Emitt Johnson’s 31.2 pound king salmon in the 64th Sitka Salmon Derby. The 12-year old will take home $4,000 for his chinook, which he landed in Kalinin Bay about 25 miles north of Sitka, over Memorial Day weekend.

64th Sitka Salmon Derby kicks off this weekend

Memorial Day Weekend marks the 64th Annual Sitka Salmon Derby. KCAW's Brooke Schafer spoke with Eric Jordan, who runs the derby weigh station, about the weekend's events.

Sitka’s Rasmuson hat trick

Sitkans John Ingman, Ellie Schmidt, and Richard Nelson were among 35 artists selected by the Rasmuson Foundation this month for Individual Artist Awards.

Fish and game biologists emphasize being ‘bear aware’ this summer

Bears are coming back to town. They're on the trails. They're in your trash. Fish and Game biologists Holly Dennison and Steve Bethune and Sitka Conservation Society's Andrew Thoms joined KCAW's Brooke Schafer in the studio to discuss how Sitkans can be more prepared when a bear encounter occurs.

Listen: Where no sax has gone before

Inspired by legendary jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin, Derek Brown transforms the saxophone into a multi-voiced percussive instrument. He'll play 7 p.m. this Friday, May 17, in the Odess Theater.