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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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The Yakutat Public Safety building in 2020. The building houses police, fire and EMS services....
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Sitka Carbon Offset Fund uses donated contributions from travelers to reduce Sitka’s carbon footprint. The fund is used for a variety of projects, including helping Sitkans convert to heat pumps, which run off of renewable hydroelectric power.
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