Author: KCAW News

Fri Dec 27, 2013

Ancient skeletal remains discovered in the basement of KCAW's Cable House have been exhumed and placed in the custody of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Juneau airport will open a food concession inside security area. Ketchikan council member resigns under pressure after accusations surface of misconduct in his teaching career.

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Sitka hospital CEO announces retirement

Sitka Community Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Hallgren, will retire in June after more than four years of service in Sitka. The hospital’s Board of Directors announced Hallgren’s retirement on Monday (12-23-13).

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Thu Dec 26, 2013

Sitka Community Hospital CEO Hugh Hallgren to retire in June. Medevac services in Southeast changing, with more competition and different aircraft.

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Tues Dec. 24, 2013

Moorage rates in Sitka's harbors are going up next week. Invasive tunicates are being monitored in ANB harbor - there's no immediate cause for concern. An old hemlock tree fell on transmission lines this weekend in Sitka causing a three hour city wide power outage.

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Santa to children: Website working, presents will arrive!

Trying to stay in front of holiday calamity, Santa puts his best boot forward and assures young listeners that problems with his new website will not affect this year's delivery of presents. With North Pole social media chief #Blinky@Blinky and KCAW's Robert Woolsey.

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‘Twas the News before Christmas

Speedo_Santas-1 You hear them every single weeknight of the year, on Alaska News Nightly, bringing you the events of the day from our huge state. But how well do you really know them? This is Clement Clark Moore’s holiday classic, The Night Before Christmas -- from some of the most familiar voices on our airwaves.

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Sitka moorage hike to take effect Jan 1

Moorage rates in Sitka’s harbors are going up next week. The Sitka assembly last night (Mon 12-23-13) approved the rate hike on second reading, bumping the per-foot monthly charge for permanent berths from $2.64 to $2.80, an increase of a little over 6-percent effective New Year's Day.

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Mon Dec 23, 2013

The Sitka Assembly will vote on whether to increase moorage fees at Sitka harbors. Former Haines Representative Bill Thomas has filed a letter of intent to run for state office in 2014.

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