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Health Summit seeks to reduce CO2 emissions with contest this February

For the month of February, Sitkans are invited to leave their car behind and walk or bike to work. To participate, e-mail the number of miles you've driven or biked every Friday in February to sitkacleancommute@gmail.com.

Sitka hosts NARCAN training, town hall on opioid epidemic

Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and a panel of public health experts will host a town hall meeting on the opioid crisis in Alaska on Saturday, February 3rd at Harrigan Centennial Hall.

Sitka Summer Music Festival goes on the road for Winter Classics trip

Don Lehmann and Kayla Boettcher joined us in the studio to talk about Sitka Summer Music Festival's planned performances in Bethel, Kwethluk and Mekoryuk.

City staff debrief Sitka’s tsunami warning: How to prepare for next time

City staff mobilized in response to Sitka's tsunami warning early Tuesday morning (01-23-18), after an earthquake rocked the Gulf of Alaska. City staff talk about best practices and how citizens can prepare in the future.

Mountainside Clinic celebrates three years

Mountainside Family Healthcare is celebrating its three-year anniversary. The walk-in clinic, operated by Sitka Community Hospital, is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Outcome of Board of Fish decisions on Southeast salmon, herring

Southeast Alaska’s marathon Board of Fish meeting came to a close in Sitka Tuesday night. A handful of regulations for fishing have changed, while others did not pass muster.For Sitka locals, the most contentious votes had to do with the sac roe herring fishery and a controversial plan to close the final six weeks of winter trolling for king salmon.

Local talent to belt Broadway showtunes

Sitka Community Theater presents "Broadway Night" this Saturday, January 27th , sponsored by the Greater Sitka Arts Council.

No tsunami after warnings wake Sitkans

Sitkans joined residents across coastal Alaska in an early-morning evacuation, following a large earthquake deep under the Gulf of Alaska.

Tsunami warning for Sitka, coastal Alaska – CANCELLED

UPDATE: 3:30 AM TUE JAN 23ALL CLEAR! The Local Emergency Operations Center has lifted the tsunami warning for Sitka and surrounding coastal areas. It is now safe to return home to low-lying areas. A tsunami advisory remains in effect for other areas of the coast, specifically from Chignik Bay in the Aleutians to 90 miles east of Seward.

The Board of Fish is dealing with climate change, why isn’t Congress?

As Alaska’s Congressional delegation participates in the circus that is going on in Washington, DC, our local leaders in fisheries, tribal entities, and our Alaska Board of Fish are doing the extremely hard work of trying to make policies for sustaining our fisheries in the face of changing climate and ocean conditions.