KCAW Staff, Author at KCAW

Ridicule totem shames Trump, Dunleavy

A big blue house on Monastery Street in Sitka has been the subject of more attention than usual. That’s thanks to an 11-1/2 foot tall totem pole displayed on sawhorses in the front yard. It is one of many of the totem poles around town, but this one is a bit different: it features to figures who have been in the headlines a lot in Alaska: Governor Mike Dunleavy and President Donald Trump.

No boys allowed in this marine safety education workshop

Knowing how to pull a line or balance weight on a skiff can make or break a fishing trip or ride to the hot springs. And while women spend plenty of time on boats in Southeast Alaska, it isn’t always easy to take the helm.

Sitka celebrates local seafood with weeks of festivities

Tara Racine, communications coordinator at the Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association, and Clark Edwards, intern with the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust of the Alaska join KCAW's Peter Apathy to talk about the Sitka Seafood Festival. The annual celebration brings seafood related events to the community.

Coast Guard and charter crew work together on Biorka Island rescue

A helicopter from Air Station Sitka rescued a boat captain after an injury aboard a fish processing vessel northeast of Biorka Island on Saturday, July 20, 2019.

Sitka crew rescues woman from fishing vessel

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka crew rescued a 42-year-old woman this morning. The crew medevaced...

Studio Sketches: The Iceman finds roots, captures Sitka

Everyone calls him the Iceman. The fishermen in town all know him. He manages the docks and the icehouse at the Seafood Producers Cooperative on Katlian Street. And he rarely goes to work without one piece of equipment: his camera.

Budget vetoes disrupt overdue Angoon harbor repairs

The docks in Angoon need work. They lack basic services like electricity and water, fail to meet the standards set in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and are just plain falling apart. The problem is nothing new: the docks were built decades ago and their age shows.