Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

With 46 new COVID cases, Sitka inches toward last summer’s surge numbers

Sitka reported 46 new coronavirus cases in the last five days, according to data from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.

Southeast Board of Fish meeting postponed due to COVID

This weekend, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced it’s postponing the upcoming Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting, due to coronavirus concerns.

Assembly approves climate task force’s 2022 priorities list

Almost one year after reinstating Sitka’s Climate Action Task Force, the Sitka Assembly approved the group’s list of priorities for 2022. When the Assembly met last week (12-28-21), it approved the task force’s list of five priorities to tackle Sitka’s carbon footprint.

‘Friend of the Fleet’ Jim Moore reflects on 50 years of trolling in Southeast

Jim Moore has been fishing in Southeast Alaska for over 50 years. Last month he was honored with the “Friend of the Fleet” award from the Alaska Trollers Association. KCAW’s Katherine Rose spoke with Moore about his passion for fishing, and his hopes for the future of the salmon fisheries.

December 28, 2021: What’s happening when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will consider on second reading whether to opt out of a new state law making all-terrain vehicles street legal.

24 new coronavirus cases reported in Sitka over long holiday weekend

24 new coronavirus cases were reported in Sitka over the long holiday weekend, according to data from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.

Free COVID tests available at Sitka’s public health center

As omicron drives COVID rates up throughout the nation, Sitkans have more tools in their toolkit to combat the highly transmissible coronavirus variant. The Sitka Public Health Center is now providing at-home tests to the public, free of charge. And if you test positive, your quarantine won’t be as long, with new CDC guidance trimming the quarantine time to five days for COVID-positive patients with no symptoms.

Sitka AC calls on state to fund herring research update

The Sitka Fish and Game Advisory Committee is calling for more funding for ADF&G staff to improve the department’s herring research.

Few details available in afternoon raid at Sitka Super 8

Armed federal officers were stationed around the Super 8 hotel in Sitka this afternoon (Tuesday 12-21-21), amid an ongoing drug investigation.

Sitka AC lends support to 4 southeast herring proposals

Herring was always going to be center stage for the Sitka Fish & Game Advisory Committee during its intense round of meetings this fall, and – even as the group pored over a big stack of other salmon and shellfish proposals – herring was never out of the limelight for long. KCAW’s Katherine Rose takes a look back at which herring proposals got the nod from the Sitka AC, before they’re handed to the Alaska Board of Fisheries at its meeting next month in Ketchikan.