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BANFF festival promises big adventures from your seat

The annual BANFF Mountain Film Festival returns to Sitka this weekend, with a screening featuring eight short films that highlight outdoor adventures around the world.

Sitka Legacy Foundation hits the $1 million mark

Sitka Legacy Foundation is a locally organized endowment fund that provides grant funding to local nonprofits. Connie Sipe joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to discuss the fund, which hit the million dollar mark this year. Listen to their conversation here

ANS plans events in honor of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day February 16

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is Friday, February 16. Debe Brincefield, with the Alaska Native Sisterhood, shares details about events planned to honor one of the country's top civil rights heroes.

Statewide nonprofit helps Sitkans transition to heat pumps

KCAW's Meredith Redick spoke with Alaska Heat Smart Executive Director Andy Romanoff about how to decide if a heat pump makes sense for your home and what resources are available to subsidize the cost of installing a heat pump.

February 13, 2024: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

Should there be a permitting and emissions inspection process for commercial buses in Sitka? That’s a question the Sitka assembly will take up tonight when it considers an ordinance that would establish an emissions standard for commercial buses in Sitka and issue a limited number of permits for buses that pass inspection.

With SYLC, students work to educate others about teen dating violence

Mt. Edgecumbe High School students Evelyn Garfield and Denia Foster and SAFV's Gabrielle Eggli joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and the work being done by peer educators in Sitka. Listen to their conversation here:

Soprano to bring ‘a sentimental mood’ to concert

The Sitka Music Festival will host a "Winterlude" concert next Tuesday, February 13, featuring soprano Danielle Talamantes on her first Alaska tour. T

VIP tickets on sale this Friday for Ramshackle Cabaret’s annual big show fundraiser

Ramshackle Cabaret promises to take its audience on an enchanted forest adventure this winter with "Throbbin' Wood." VIP tickets for the show go on sale this Friday at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Christian Litten and Shelby Williams joined KCAW for The Morning Interview to discuss what audiences can expect from the group's annual "big show" fundraiser.

‘The Sky’s the Limit’ at 2024 Sitka Wearable Arts Show

Tiffany Pearson and Bobbi Jordan share details on the 2024 Sitka Wearable Art Show, which has two performances (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.) this Saturday, February 10 at Harrigan Centennial Hall.

Sitka man to serve 25 years after court accepts plea agreement

A Sitkan last month was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of his father. At a sentencing hearing in Sitka Superior Court, Patrick O’Brien apologized for his actions, and the judge approved on his plea agreement with the state.