Robert Woolsey, KCAW, Author at KCAW

Video: Coast Guard medevacs woman injured in fall aboard cruise ship

A helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka medevaced the woman from the cruise ship Island Spirit in Pavlof Harbor, about 57 miles northeast of Sitka on Chichagof Island.

Sitka schools at full teaching strength as new year begins

After a funding scare last summer that could have left Sitka’s schools down three full-time teaching positions, with larger classes in the elementary grades, superintendent Mary Wegner says the district is operating at full-strength.

New dock on the way, Sitka park board considers fees, policies

The finished product -- a 250-foot refurbished barge -- will likely be installed well ahead of the February 1 completion date, possibly as soon as the end of the year.

Blue Lake Road reopens following small landslide

The Forest Service has reopened Sitka’s Blue Lake Road after clearing a small landslide over the weekend.

Video: Cutter Maple documents a ‘changing Arctic’ in the NW Passage

The Maple's journey hasn't been simply to add a page to history books, or to make a political statement. The ship also has served as a research platform to study the Arctic.

Never mind the rain, Sitkans take to the skies to view eclipse

While millions of Americans went out of their way to travel somewhere to watch Monday’s eclipse for a few minutes, a Sitka couple took to the skies to watch it for hours.

Blue Lake Road closed to assess ‘landslide activity’

The Forest Service has closed the Blue Lake Road in Sitka while hydrologists try to determine if a small landslide in the area remains hazardous.

Potential tree-killer, spruce bud blight found in Sitka

A potentially harmful pathogen called spruce bud blight has now been identified in Sitka. Researchers with the Forest Service are trying to determine how widespread Spruce Bud Blight has become, and what kind of threat -- if any at all -- it represents for Southeast forests.

New Sitka prosecutor rolls out a slew of indictments

Amanda Browning was appointed assistant district attorney at the end of July. Over the last two weeks, Browning has rolled out a backlog of grand jury indictments.

Tribe asks Sitka to rezone historic cemetery

In response to a request from a Tribal Council member, the City of Sitka is moving ahead with plans to rezone the downtown Russian Orthodox cemetery from Residential to Public.