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A music festival that favors the rare, the fun, and the real

Uncommon Music Festival co-founders Nate Barnett and Ariadne Lih, along with bass vocalist Andy Berry discuss the vision behind the Uncommon Music Festival this week. Downloadable audio.

A city responds to a landslide: ‘It was a loss of innocence’

For much of Sitka, the August 18, 2015 landslide was a wake-up call that even the most settled parts of Alaska remain dynamic -- and sometimes dangerous -- places. Local leadership found itself in an unprecedented situation.

Corrosion found on Blue Lake turbines

The Sitka Electric Department has discovered corrosion in the three new blue lake turbines.

A weather forecaster returns to Sitka’s slide: ‘We were snakebit’

In part 1 of a 5-part series looking back on the Sitka landslide, National Weather Service meteorologist Joel Curtis returns to the scene of “one of the major events” of his professional life.

Conference seeks connections across Pacific

The 9th Paths Across the Pacific Conference begins this week in Sitka. Co-founders Nancy Yaw Davis and "Flotsametrics" author Curtis Ebbesmeyer review some of the programs on the conference calendar. Downloadable audio.

Thank you, Katherine Rose!

For 15 years, Raven Radio has recruited its summer intern through the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. And this summer, we were lucky to find a radio superstar in Katherine Rose.

Who is on Tuesday’s Southeast primary ballots?

Southeast Alaska's four House and two Senate districts have no primary contests this year. Two have no contests at all.

Path of Hope continues to inspire cancer survivors, families

Founding member Carolyn Fredrickson reminds us about the work of the Sitka Cancer Survivors Society. Fredrickson discusses the grant program and a memorial path behind Moller Field.Downloadable audio.

SE Conference brainstorms a fix for Alaska’s ferries

Governor Bill Walker earlier this year empowered the Southeast Conference to look for solutions to the Alaska Marine Highway’s ongoing problems. Robert Venables explains how.

Miller appointed acting police chief

Fire Chief Dave Miller was appointed Acting Police Chief today (08-11-16) by municipal administrator Mark Gorman. Sitka’s Police Chief Sheldon Schmitt will be out on extended family medical leave until further notice.