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Tlingit-Haida Central Council OKs same-sex marriages

Tlingit-Haida’s seven-member governing board voted unanimously to define legal marriage without a gender requirement.

Blatchley ditches classes for a week of discovery

At Blatchley Middle School, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders spent last week experimenting with classes off the curricular path. It’s called Discover Your Potential Week.

SE kings head north in search of cooler waters

Some king salmon reared in Southeast are heading north as ocean temperatures rise. Biologists told the Alaska Board of Fisheries Monday (2-23-15) that Taku River kings have been found near St. Matthew Island in the Bering Sea.

New Sweatshirts Available

Raven Radio Retail has new zip hoodies for sale in the shop. The new zippered sweatshirts are available in orange and oatmeal for $45. The Raven Radio Retail store is open Tuesday - Sunday, downstairs in the Cable House.

Blackwell: Annie the Musical to bring pluck and pep

Zeke Blackwell with the Sitka Fine Arts Camp is directing "Annie the Musical," which debuts this weekend. Blackwell talked about managing the 50-member cast. Through double casting several roles, "Annie" has maximized opportunities for many of it's children and pre-teen actors. Downloadable audio.

Board of Fish meeting opens Monday in Sitka

The Alaska State Board of Fisheries opens a ten-day meeting in Sitka this morning (Mon 2-23-15). On the agenda for the board are 107 proposals for changes in management to Southeast Alaska’s herring, salmon, and groundfish fisheries.

Sullivan: Energy an ‘instrument of American power’

Sen. Dan Sullivan says Washington is working again, after last November’s Republican takeover. But he isn’t quite ready to back his senior colleague, Lisa Murkowski, as she faces a possible conservative challenge from the right in her next election.

Sitka Love Notes 2014

We round-up the very best love letters from Sitka Love Notes 2014, a one-day project for Valentine's Day.

Slideshow: Derby girls discover ‘internal roar’

As part of Discover Your Potential Week at Blatchley Middle School in Sitka, twenty girls joined seventh-grade science teacher Bridgette Whitcomb (aka "The Filthy Oar") and other members of the Sitka Sound Slayers to learn about the sport of flat-track Roller Derby.

‘Wired Wolves’ go hands-off in Robotics competition

A dedicated team of Sitka students is competing in Anchorage this weekend (February 20 - 21). The “Wired Wolves” are headed to their first state championship -- in Robotics.