KCAW Staff, Author at KCAW

Teachers reflect on layoffs and a landscape of uncertainty

Sitka teachers are used to the cycle of worry that comes with budget season but when the district had to cut 16 positions this spring, the stakes felt different.

Fortress bears help make the argument for better trash cans in Sitka

"We’d love to see, even if we were not to try and replace all 3000 cans in town immediately, maybe we just buy a few and we test out in those areas that get higher bear traffic and see what kind of difference it makes."

Pennsylvania craftsman restores stonework at St. Peter’s by the Sea

Randy Bollinger grew up in rural Pennsylvania surrounded by centuries-old stone walls and buildings. "I like imagining, creating, restoring old things, building new things. Just for the joy of the materials you’re working with."

Authorities kill bear after second dog attack

Wildlife authorities killed a young male brown bear in Sitka Wednesday afternoon, shortly after it killed a dog. They say it looks like the bear that killed a different dog on Sunday.

Bear kills dog outside home near Thimbleberry Creek Trailhead

A bear killed and ate a dog outside a home near the Thimbleberry Creek Trailhead Sunday.

41st Annual Quilt Show opens in Sitka May 10

The Ocean Wave Quilt show opens May 10, 5-8 pm and then daily through May 19. And, special Mother’s Day Tea on Sunday, May 12 at noon! Megan Pasternak and Janine Holzman share the details.

KCAW to welcome new general manager Mariana Robertson

The Raven Radio Board of Directors is announcing that Mariana Robertson will be joining KCAW as the General Manager starting July one.

Seiners catch close to 7000 tons of herring in first week of commercial openers

Commercial seining continued on Thursday (3-28-24) with another opener of the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery.

KCAW Spring Drive 2024 Thank You Gifts

Take a look at our special edition swag for the Spring membership drive. Emergency Tool Your gift...

Rarely-seen canvases on display during Historical Society’s Wine Tasting, art show

The Sitka History Museum has a surprising -- and seldom seen -- collection of artwork, some of it pre-dating the establishment of the museum, some contemporary. Tickets $40, 7-9 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Harrigan Centennial Hall.