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Local health officials prepare for a possible December coronavirus vaccine

A coronavirus vaccine could become available as early as December, and local health officials are starting to plan for its distribution.

The Sitka Youth Leadership Committee is recruiting new students to work on local campaigns

The Sitka Youth Leadership Committee encourages high schoolers to enact positive change in the community. The youth-led group promotes equity, respect, and healthy relationships, and their projects have ranged from a peer education to social media messaging to a new campaign to explore how men view masculinity.

Opening in a pandemic, Outer Coast’s remote location offers college students an alternative, in-person education

While many college students around the country are attending class virtually this fall, a group of students in Sitka is getting an in-person college experience. A new program called the Outer Coast Year wants to provide an alternative to more conventional institutions for higher education during the pandemic and beyond.

Sitka reports three new coronavirus cases on Monday

All three are Sitka residents in their 60s and are isolating in Sitka.

Sitka Tribe of Alaska offers legal support for victims of domestic violence

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, KCAW is airing a four-part series on Tribal justice and advocacy. On part two, Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Danielle Pensley speaks about legal advocacy for victims.

Sitka’s coronavirus case count rises by 15 over the weekend

Six new cases were reported on Friday (11-13-20), six new cases were reported on Saturday (11-14-20), and three new cases were reported on Sunday (11-15-20), according to city data.

Alaska Airlines jet kills brown bear at Yakutat’s airport

The Boeing 737 was slowing down when the flight crew noticed a sow and a cub crossing the runway, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines. After the bears passed underneath the aircraft, the captain felt an impact to the left side of the plane and noticed the dead sow 20 feet off the center of the runway.

Sitka Salmon Shares’ Marsh Skeele wins ‘Food Hero’ award

The Alaska Food Policy Council has awarded Sitkan Marsh Skeele an Alaska Food Hero Award. Skeele is a co-founder of the successful community supported fishery, Sitka Salmon Shares.

New Xbox video game brings Tlingit voices to the forefront

It’s no secret that many television shows, movies and video games inaccurately represent Indigenous communities, if they portray them at all. Realistic depictions of life in rural Alaska are also rare. But a new video game set in Southeast Alaska seeks to turn back the tide on that history.

Sitka remains on high alert with 3 new coronavirus cases and 25 active cases

Case counts have been rising dramatically across Alaska over the last month, but until recently, active case counts in Southeast and Sitka have remained low. Sitka has reported 37 new cases in the last two weeks, prompting places like the fire department and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to close their doors to the public.