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Sitka man indicted after USPS intercepted package of heroin and meth

A Sitka man was indicted last Friday (11-15-13) for receiving a package containing over $30,000 worth of heroin and methamphetamine.

Swimmers miss title by a fraction of a second

SHS Swimming coach Robby Jarvill, and seniors Megan Reid and Louis Belley, discuss the team's second-place finish at the state meet earlier this month.

Tue Nov 19, 2013

Coast Guard rescues two hunters after skiff capsizes off Sitka Point. Man indicted for receiving over $30,000 of heroin in the mail. AHFC offers "Home Choice" class for new and seasoned home buyers. Petersburg cold storage facility has boom year. Tlingit spelling bee takes sting out of learning native languages.

It’s the 10th Anniversary of Encounters!

Encounters is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary! In addition to new shows, we'll be airing some classics. You can help choose which shows to rebroadcast by going to http://encountersnorth.org/survey.htm to vote for your favorites.

Unlicensed sport fishing guide charged after 4-day sting operation

A Washington state man has been fined $10,000 -- and will possibly forfeit his boat -- after pleading guilty to unregistered sport fish guiding in Sitka Superior court in October.

Spelling bee, math games teach Tlingit language

It’s no secret that fewer and fewer people can fluently speak Alaska Native languages. And while there’s renewed interest, it’s hard to get beyond nouns and verbs.

Mon Nov 18, 2013

Washington state man pleads guilty to unregistered sport fish guiding. Sea cucumber fishing winding down for season. A year's delay expected before implementation of predator control program near Ketchikan.

Warren Christianson Interviews

This week From the Vault presents two interviews from 1996 and 1997 with longtime Sitkan Warren Christianson who built a 46 foot schooner in Ohio and sailed it from there to Sitka. Really. The first interview is about his early life and military service and the second focuses on his sailboat odyssey that began on Big Walnut Creek, Ohio and ended in Sitka. You can hear the programs below, or listen Sunday Morning at 11am.

Body of missing teen found, investigation opened

Search officials in Sitka confirm that the body of 19 year old Scotty Falzerano Jr. was located this morning at about 9:25 AM, near the Indian River Trail. Search dogs late yesterday (Thu 11-14-13) alerted to the possible presence of a body; teams returned to the primary area of search this morning and located Falzerano in about 20 minutes, according to SAR captain Don Kluting.

DDF rocks Wrangell meet

Sitka High Drama, Debate, and Forensics coach Stefanie Ask, and students Annemarie Pike, Ceilia Lubin, and Owen Fulton talk about the team's recent success in Wrangell. See the news story from KSTK's Shady Grove Oliver.