Rachel Waldholz, Author at KCAW

No second king opening for Southeast trollers

After just eight days in early July, the summer king salmon season for Southeast trollers is over. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game announced Friday that there will be no second king opening in August.

NTSB investigates Friday’s plane crash near Juneau

Wreckage of a plane that went down Friday afternoon 18 miles west of Juneau was being picked up Sunday for further investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Assembly votes to dissolve Sitka Community Hospital board

The Sitka Assembly voted this week to dissolve and restructure the board of the city-owned Sitka Community Hospital, in the aftermath of the hospital’s financial crisis this winter.

Assembly tries, again, for alternative to CVB

Sitka will try, again, to find an alternative to the existing Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday directed the city to reach out to local contractors who might take over the CVB's work.

Blue Lake Dam spills, months ahead of schedule

Sitka’s Blue Lake hydro project reached another milestone this weekend, as water began spilling over the lip of the Blue Lake Dam.

King opening to close July 8, after eight days

Southeast commercial trollers will soon take a break from the king salmon harvest, but the final target this year remains anyone’s guess.

JKT: Budget a ‘fair deal,’ Walker should expand Medicaid

When all is said and done, Alaska’s budget for the coming year is a “fair deal.” That’s the verdict from State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins . KCAW spoke with the lawmaker, who is eager for action on Medicaid expansion and “wonking out,” on a proposed natural gas pipeline.