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Live music: Listen Here!

We were lucky enough to have live music by Lauren Tronick and Raph Shapiro on Trail Mix, June 26th. They wove their beautiful harmonies with the violin and acoustic guitar to make a very memorable performance. If you missed it, you can watch the videos by Kendall Rock, or listen to the recorded performance and interview!

E. coli test puts Haines on boil-water notice

Haines residents are being told to boil their drinking water after E. coli was found in the municipal water system.

SAR responds to fourth call in four days

Sitka Search and Rescue responded to yet another call this week -- the fourth in four days. Family members reported two campers who didn’t return on time. The couple were found unhurt, but as KCAW’s Vanessa Walker reports, the summer search and rescue season is officially underway.

Lael Grant declared dead, homicide suspected

A Sitka woman missing for nearly three years has been declared dead. Police are now investigating her disappearance as a homicide.

Imagine the Fantastic Four, with strings!

Kurt Baldwin and Julia Sakharova, two members of Arianna String Quartet, talk about their upcoming performances with the Sitka Summer Music Festival. The quartet will perform today (6-25-15) at 12:30 and tomorrow (6-26-15) at 7:30 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Downloadable audio.

Planning marijuana’s future in Sitka

Scott Brylinsky, a planner with the City of Sitka, says now is the time for the community to begin a conversation about the commercialization of marijuana, primarily in four areas: Growing, Testing, Processing, and Retail Distribution. What will commercialization look like in Sitka? Eleven months from now, the state will issue the first commercial marijuana licenses.Downloadable audio.

Administrative team doubles-down on Sitka school district

It’s a two-for-one deal that’s likely unprecedented in Alaska. This fall when students and teachers return to the Sitka School District they’ll be greeted not by one assistant superintendent -- but two.

SAR responds to third call in two days

Sitka Search and Rescue responded to its third call in two days on Monday (6-22-15) after receiving a report that a woman had fallen nearly 40 feet down a cliff in Herring Cove.

General Manager Ken Fate to step down in October

Come October, I will have worked with Raven Radio for 25 years and I’m ready to grow in a...

Survey asks, “Are you satisfied with the quality of life in Sitka?”

Melissa Marconi-Wentzel, the Director with the Sitka Health Summit, invites the citizens of Sitka to participate in a quality of life survey by the end of July. This is the first comprehensive health survey of it's kind in the island city of 9000 year-round residents. The survey is available online through Survey Monkey at this link. Downloadable audio.