Katherine Rose, Author at KCAW

After second dog fatality, state to eliminate problem bear

At a time when bears should typically be denning up for winter, Sitka has actually seen an uptick in bear activity. Two dogs have been killed in the last month, prompting Fish and Game to adopt a more active strategy in dealing with the bears.

Coast Guard aids teenage hiker in weekend rescue

Over the weekend, a U.S. Coast Guard crew from Air Station Sitka medevacked a teenager who was experiencing chest pains while hiking on the north end of Baranof Island.

License to park: Sitka state rec areas to charge fee in 2020

After three years of “passive management,” Sitka’s state parks reopened in 2019 thanks to some staff reorganization in Juneau. But keeping the parks open will depend on how readily Sitkans buy into a new fee system.

Assembly looks to FY2021 budget in first work session

Just a few months after the Sitka Assembly finalized this year’s budget, they’re back into their spreadsheets, looking at the numbers for next year.

Assembly passes resolution opposing Roadless Rule exemption

Sitka’s local government has joined the chorus opposed to exempting Alaska from the US Forest Service Roadless Rule. The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday (11-26-19), passed a resolution in favor of “No Change” to the 2001 federal rule -- with only Sitka mayor Gary Paxton in dissent KCAW’s

You’ve got a ‘fiend’ in me: A chilling Toy Story house reveals warmth, wit in doll art

A look inside the home of Sitka artist Pamela Ash is a study in contrasts. And how you take it all depends on how you feel about dolls. Scary dolls, ugly dolls, dolls in jars, baby dolls. They’re all watching, as she shows me around her art studio.

Sitka Tribe, NPS continue negotiating future park management

There’s uncertainty over whether Sitka’s tribe will lead interpretation at Sitka National Historical Park next year. The National Park Service and Sitka Tribe of Alaska say they’re negotiating terms of a new contract after the federal government opted not to renew the contract for 2020.

Health Insurance Marketplace open through mid-December

Open enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace began on November 1. Andrea Thomas joined KCAW's Erin Fulton in the studio Monday (11/4/19) to discuss open enrollment and resources for Sitkans as they navigate the marketplace this winter.

Richard Nelson, writer who shared sounds of the wilderness, has died at 77

Sitka's Richard Nelson passed away this week (11-4-19) For years, the anthropologist, writer and naturalist would take listeners across Alaska on an intimate journey to places many would otherwise never experience. His show “Encounters,” was a 30-minute exercise to get us to think more deeply about the world around us.