High school students and community members rallied at a local “Choose Respect” march through downtown Sitka on Thursday (3-24-16). The goal of this march, and others held across the state, was to bring awareness to Alaska’s high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence.
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Distracted driving is a big problem in our community and in our country. In 2013 alone, 3,154 people were killed and over 400,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver.
An office at the University of Alaska Southeast caught fire Thursday night (3-24-16), destroying...
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Bernie Sanders swept the democratic primary caucus in Sitka on Saturday, with 77% of the crowd voting in his favor.
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The sac roe herring fishery remained closed today (03-25-16), as the Alaska Department of Fish & Game found no schools. To meet this year’s guideline harvest level, 4,970 remain on the table.
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The state of Alaska gets a 133-percent return on its investment in the marine highway system, according to the McDowell Group, and independent research firm based in Juneau.
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Alaska's democratic primary caucus is on Saturday (03-26-16). And sixty-one year old Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, who came to Sitka to marshall support, is the most determined democratic candidate you’ve never heard of.
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About one-hundred residents and students attended the first public budget hearing by the Sitka School Board Wednesday night (3-23-16). 99 of them favored keeping the Performing Arts Center open.
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Mt. Edgecumbe High School will have a new superintendent. Janelle Vanasse of Bethel has been named superintendent and director of the state-run boarding school in Sitka. Vanasse will replace Bill Hutton, who retires on June 30, 2016.
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