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Sitka man charged with manslaughter in 2024 boat capsizing

A Sitka man was arrested this week in connection with a deadly boating accident that killed two Sitka teenagers in 2024.

Landslide group to host conference in Sitka next month

A Southeast Alaska working group is hosting a landslide conference in Sitka next month.

Sitka High’s DDF team showcases events they’ll take to state competition

Christian Litten, Francis Myers and Angela Bahna joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to discuss an upcoming showcase this Sunday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Sitka Performing Arts Center, to highlight some of the events they'll be taking to this year's state competition in Anchorage.

Dual credit program brings exciting UAS courses to high schoolers

Mike Viera, Megan Reid, and Luke Gibes joins KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the dual credit program with Sitka high schools and UAS

BANFF Film Fest returns to Sitka

The local committee selected six films to showcase at the event, ranging from two minutes to 45 minutes.

‘Octo-palooza’ celebrates reading, aquarium critters

Sitka's Imagination Library will host a family "Octopalooza" event this Valentine's Day, in partnership with the Sitka Sound Science Center and the Emblem Club.

First annual State of the Sound brings community together to discuss local ecosystems

The upcoming "State of the Sound" event aims to gather local residents, knowledge holders, researchers, and students to share observations and ask questions about Sitka Sound.

Sitka Grand Jury indicted five in December, January

The Sitka Grand Jury indicted four Sitkans and one non-resident in December and January, on charges ranging from assault to burglary. And some charges were dropped in an assault case we reported on last fall.

February 10, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

At its meeting tonight (2-10-26), the Sitka Assembly will consider passing a resolution in support of maintaining Sitka’s rural designation ahead of an upcoming review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program.

Assembly signals plan to keep funding schools to cap

The Sitka Assembly will likely fund schools to the cap again this year, or the maximum allowed by state law. It also signaled a plan to dedicate more Secure Rural Schools money than usual to the district.