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Our Spring Drive is Underway!

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Herring Protectors host 5K run and outdoor event to honor herring

The Herring Protectors is a grassroots collective that advocates for the protection of herring in Sitka Sound. The group is hosting an outdoor event for the community to honor the herring on April 10 at 1 p.m.

Skier survives avalanche in the crater of Mt. Edgecumbe

The man triggered the slide during his descent, according to a report to the Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center. Two other skiers in his group used avalanche transceivers to locate him.

SFAC presents Robert Fleitz in concert

On the heels of one of the first live music shows in Sitka in over a year, Sitka Fine Arts Camp presents a piano concert with New York pianist Robert Fleitz 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, at the Sitka Performing Arts Center

Sitka Counseling’s ‘resiliency challenge’ encourages Sitkans to share pandemic coping skills

More than a year into the pandemic, many Sitkans have struggled with stress and uncertainty. Sitka Counseling is asking people to reflect on what has helped them through this challenging time and share their stories with the community.

Woman charged with manslaughter in hit and run death

A woman has been charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide following a hit and run death of a bicyclist on Halibut Point Road earlier this month. 19-year-old Brooke Mulligan was arraigned on Wednesday afternoon.

Yakutat Fire Department recognized for ‘heroic’ search and rescue

The Yakutat Public Safety building in 2020. The building houses police, fire and EMS services....

Lady Wolves and Mt. Edgecumbe boys head to state basketball tournament

he Sitka Lady Wolves and the boys team from Mt. Edgecumbe High School won their first games of the season at the regional tournament in Sitka and are now headed to state after winning region five titles. KCAW's Robert Woolsey checked in with Sitka Sentinel's sports editor Garland Kennedy to get the latest on Sitka basketball and wrestling news.

As the new one-dose vaccine gains ground in Sitka, officials consider the brighter economics of a ‘safe place’

Both SEARHC and White’s Pharmacy are now offering the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Sitkans. When the Sitka Unified Command met last week, its members thought there might be an economic advantage in Sitka's high rate of vaccination.

Sitka team conducts necropsy on dead humpback

Sitka’s marine mammal stranding network headed to Kruzof Island on Thursday to conduct its first necropsy on a dead humpback whale in five years. They wanted to learn more about why the whale died.