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LatestDecember 16, 2025: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
by KCAW News | Dec 16, 2025
At its meeting tonight (12-16-25), the Sitka Assembly will consider approving additional funding to support the city’s airport improvements project.
‘We’re really breaking new ground’: hybrid fishing boat prepares for maiden voyage in Sitka
by Hope McKenney | Dec 15, 2025
What could be Alaska’s first official hybrid electric fishing boat is one step closer to hitting the water. The boat is part of a pilot program based in Sitka to address high fuel costs for the fishing fleet and maybe make fishing just a little bit greener.
Rare birds in Sitka spark excitement ahead of annual count
by Katherine Rose | Dec 12, 2025
Two different birds rarely seen in Sitka and much of Alaska showed up on the Outer Coast last month. It was exciting news for birders leading into a big month for our feathered friends–the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count.
Mt. Edgecumbe superintendent responds to concerns over student support and safety
by Hope McKenney | Dec 11, 2025
At a state Board of Education meeting on Dec. 3, alumni and former staff from Mt. Edgecumbe High School raised concerns about safety and student support at the state-run boarding school in Sitka.
The Morning Interview
LatestFrom educational films to tracking birds, upcoming events inform Sitkans on how to look out for our feathered friends
Dec 16, 2025
Maite Lorente, Victoria Vosburg, and Jasmine Shaw join KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss a wide array of events informing Sitkans on how to track and protect local birds.
‘Finding light in the dark’: Sitka Cirque hosts immersive adult dance party this weekend
Dec 15, 2025
The immersive experience includes aerial performances, visual art, live music, DJ sets, and roving characters.
Exchange students from Italy, Georgia and India to host presentation at Sitka Public Library
Dec 12, 2025
AFS-USA exchange students from Italy, Georgia and India joined the Morning Interview to talk about their exchange experience thus far, including the cultural differences, particularly the snow, and the excitement of experiencing new activities with their host families.
Southeast News
LatestSecond defendant sentenced for role in Klawock murder case
by KRBD Ketchikan | Dec 16, 2025
A sign welcomes motorists to the community of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island. (Sydney...
Southeast Alaska tribes form new alliance
by KRBD Ketchikan | Dec 16, 2025
The Ketchikan Indian Community is one of over a dozen tribal governments that have signed onto the...
Alaska studies building a ferry terminal at Hyder to connect to the road system
by KRBD Ketchikan | Dec 16, 2025
Hyder is marked in red, located about 70 miles up the Portland Canal. The state of Alaska is...
Alaska News
LatestAnchorage Assembly nixes Airbnb tax proposal
by APRN | Dec 17, 2025
While voters won’t decide on a short-term rental tax next spring, Assembly members did vote to...
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
by APRN | Dec 16, 2025
The latest federal report on the Arctic shows the region is still rapidly warming.
Report details threats from a warming Arctic: ‘These changes cascade directly into people’s lives’
by APRN | Dec 16, 2025
For the past 20 years, NOAA’s Arctic Report Card has documented changes in the region, which continues to warm faster than the rest of the globe.
NPR
LatestFederal court says troops can stay in D.C., and hints at prolonged deployment
by NPR | Dec 17, 2025
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that National Guard troops can remain in the city for now. That decision comes after a different federal appeals court ruled that troops must leave Los Angeles earlier this...
Jack Smith defends his prosecutions of Trump in closed-door session in Congress
by NPR | Dec 17, 2025
The former Justice Department special counsel told the House Judiciary Committee that his team developed “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump took part in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020...
A Chinese man who filmed secret footage in Xinjiang risks deportation from the U.S.
by NPR | Dec 17, 2025
Guan Heng sailed to the U.S. by boat from the Bahamas after publishing footage he filmed of...
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