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AK Day parade brings festivities to the streets

Sitka celebrated Alaska Day with all the customary pageantry on Friday. At the center of the festivities was the annual parade, featuring marching bands, fire trucks, a Coast Guard flyover, and much more.

On Indigenous Peoples Day, studying the past with an eye toward the future

Two years ago, Sitka replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Now, some locals are digging deeper into the meaning of decolonization and reconsidering the town’s Alaska Day celebration.

SEARHC offers Medicare enrollment help

Open enrollment for Medicare Part D is underway now through December 7th. Susan Briles from SEARHC joins KCAW's Meredith Redick to explain how to get enrolled.

Cruise boom brings more business to Sitka but strains some local attractions

2019 was a big year for cruise ship tourism in Sitka. Some welcome the extra business, but the large crowds created challenges for some local attractions.

Tlingit potatoes continue to thrive thanks to Sitka Tribe, Forest Service

About twenty volunteers and high school students showed up to lend a hand. (KCAW/Snider) For the...

KCAW Pledge Week Portrait Giveaway

We have a winner! Congratulations to Krisanne Rice. Local artist, Stephen Lawrie, will donate a...

Voters in coastal communities fill municipal seats, weigh in on ballot propositions

Voters in Kake, Tenakee Springs, Pelican, Angoon, Port Alexander, and Hoonah went to the polls last night to vote on a variety of positions and ballot questions.