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Online tool brings community into caring

Erin Matthes, the Therapeutic Program Director at Brave Heart Volunteers, discusses a new online tool called Lotsa Helping Hands. Downloadable audio.

Comment period open on new Tongass plan

The Forest Service is taking comment now through February 22 on proposed amendments to the Tongass Land Management Plan. Sitka District Chief Ranger Perry Edwards discusses how the proposed amendments will guide the agency towards the development of more second-growth harvests. Learn more about the plan and how to comment here.Downloadable audio.

Suspected drunk driver crashes into Sitka post office

Police are investigating a woman for drunk driving, after she plowed her SUV into the Sitka’s downtown postal substation Tuesday night (1-19-16).

‘Olfactory’ smells like victory at Blatchley bee

It was a duel to the finish, in the annual Scripps Spelling Bee at Blatchley Middle School Tuesday night (1-19-16). Eighth-grader Romy Bekeris took the prize.

Wegner asks for no raise; school board talks budget

Tonight, the Sitka School Board will meet in special session to finalize contract negotiations with Superintendent Mary Wegner. At their meeting last Monday (01-11-16), the board also revised the FY16 budget and reviewed its legislative priorities.

Sitka wildlife violations include tardy fish tickets

Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited several Sitkans for wildlife violations yesterday (1-18-16).

Grounded boat spills fuel into Neva Strait

A 38-foot fishing vessel, the F/V Yankee, ran aground in the Northside of Neva Strait, on Tuesday night (01-12-16), spilling 150 gallons of diesel fuel into the water.

MEHS boys basketball provide season update

In this installment of the Activities Report, Tom Hesse with the Daily Sitka Sentinel interviews John Housler and Paul Bioff with Mt. Edgecumbe boys basketball team. Downloadable audio.

Raptor Center says goodbye to iconic eagle

The Alaska Raptor Center lost one of its famed and feathered ambassadors last month. HALi, a bald eagle, died in early December, due to health reasons. She was around 6 years old.

Stedman: “Southeast needs to be treated fairly”

Republican senator Bert Stedman, who serves Southeast’s islands from Icy Strait to the border, will join his fellow legislators as they gavel into session on Tuesday (01-19-15). KCAW’s Emily Kwong sat down with Stedman to talk about his session priorities. He says he wants to ensure that - in the battle of what to cut - Southeast gets a fair deal.