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Kings of the Wild Frontier live performance

Kings of the Wild Frontier, David Rivers and Christian Jensen, performed live on Trail Mix. If you missed the show, here it is...

Father-son team at halfway mark ‘Running the Country’

Most people will never run 1,700 miles in their lives. Brett and David Wilcox have run 1,700 miles since January, and they still have a long way to go. The father-son team from Sitka is running across the country to raise awareness about genetically-modified-organisms -- or GMO’s -- prevalent in the American diet. The runners are in Parsons, Kansas, a little beyond the halfway point of their journey from Huntington Beach, California, to Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Quilt show to open at Harrigan Hall

Jan Lovett and Sarah Jordan, with the Ocean Wave Quilters Guild, discuss their annual show, which runs May 5 - 17 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The Guild has granted over $40,000 in scholarships as a result of its fund raising efforts in recent years.

Thu May 1, 2014

Troopers investigate the shooting of a bear in the Granite Creek neighborhood. Winter trolling closes with high numbers. Four shareholders form slate for Sealaska board election. Juneau officials consider opening 150 acres of public land for affordable housing.

Residents kill bear on Granite Creek

A brown bear frequenting trash cans on Granite Creek was shot and killed Tuesday night (4-29-14). According to police dispatch records, a call came in Tuesday evening reporting that someone in the Granite Creek area was shooting at a bear. Police referred the call to Alaska Fish & Wildlife troopers, who responded and found the bear dead in the woods not far from Granite Creek road.

Winter king harvest hits target

Winter troll fishing wraps up tonight at midnight (4-30-14). Fishermen had one of their better recent winter seasons. As of mid-day today (Weds), trollers had landed nearly 47,000 king salmon, far more than the 26,000 landed by this time last year, and well above the 5-year average.

Sitka High’s final music concert

Sitka High School's final music concert is coming up. It's the last one ever for graduating Senior Chaya Pike, as well as Music Director John Depalatis - he's moving to Cairo, Egypt for a job teaching choir at the American International School. They discuss the upcoming concert.

Wed Apr 30, 2014

Alaska Airlines parent company expects good results for 2014, despite growing competition from Delta Airlines. Plans are moving ahead for a multi-purpose dock at Sawmill Cove Industrial Park. Skagway is still cut off from ferry service because it's dock sank last week. An audio postcard from Sitka's observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Planning begins for Sawmill Cove dock

Plans are moving ahead for a multi-purpose dock at Sawmill Cove Industrial Park, but the public can still play a large role in designing the final product. The Sawmill Cove board convened a special meeting last night/Monday night (4-28-14) in Harrigan Centennial Hall to review possible scenarios for the dock, which -- for the moment -- is intended to handle barge traffic.