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Mt. Edgecumbe superintendent responds to concerns over student support and safety
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.
Sitka’s top nutcracker collector hopes to crack open people’s childlike wonder
Nutcrackers have become a staple Christmas decoration across the world. But for Jack Petersen, they represent a fulfilled childhood dream.
Sitka School Board hears update on REACH homeschool program
Enrollment in Sitka’s homeschool program is down from its peak at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s up slightly from pre-pandemic years.
Sitka Search and Rescue checks on unhoused man at Gavan Hill camp
Sitka Search and Rescue successfully located an unhoused man for a wellness check on Saturday (12-8-25).
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‘Finding light in the dark’: Sitka Cirque hosts immersive adult dance party this weekend
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
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.
‘Boys will be boys?’ Sitka Tells Tales challenges toxic masculinity
Ellen Frankenstein, Amanda Capitummino, and Bobby Pendleton join KCAW for the Morning Interview to share what stories unpacking masculinity attendees can expect in the final Sitka Tells Tales installment of the year.
Southeast News
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Ketchikan fur artist awarded grant for tannery project
Christy Ruby (left) assists her friend Chevy Horval with a harvesting seal class for the KIC...
Congress approves reauthorization of Secure Rural Schools funding
Secure Rural Schools payments go to municipalities with large amounts of untaxed federal land —...
Students fill the gym with music at annual Winter Concert
Wrangell’s middle and high school choir students sing at Winter Concert on Dec. 9, 2025 while...
Alaska News
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Southcentral Alaska sees strong winds, with frigid temperatures to follow
The Mat-Su and Anchorage saw gusts higher than 70 miles per hour at times, though no major damage...
Wasilla doctor’s home burns, unidentified remains found, days after charges of child sexual abuse material
Ryan McDonough, 46, was a cardiologist at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center until the hospital fired him. He resigned from the state Medical Board in November.
Report documents racial disparities in pandemic death rates in Alaska
Between June 2020 and January 2021, the age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native people was 5.5 times higher than that of white people, the report says.
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Ford pulls the plug on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck
Ford says it is “following the customer” in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.
Ford pulls the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck
Ford says it is “following the customer” in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here’s how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
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