Category: Local News

SEARHC opens Sitka hospital to patients

by KCAW News | Jul 1, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium opened the doors of its new Sitka hospital to patients this week.Read More

Researchers dig into death of deep-sea whale found near Sitka

by Hope McKenney | Jun 30, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

A deep-sea whale rarely seen in Southeast Alaska washed up onshore near Sitka in early June. The goose-beaked whale was found by a group of Sitkans who were camping at a U.S. Forest Service cabin on Kruzof Island. Read More

Message in a bottle is a page of Sitka’s marine debris story

by Lauren Salemo | Jun 30, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

Over the past year and a half, the Sitka Sound Science Center’s marine debris cleanup program has removed plastic buoys and tangled rope from the coast. In June, the crew came across a mysterious message in a bottle. Read More

Two Sitkans apply to fill vacant school board seats

by Katherine Rose | Jun 29, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

Two Sitkans have applied to fill two vacant seats on the Sitka School Board until the next municipal election.Read More

More than 100 Sitkans march downtown to celebrate LGBTQ2+ Pride

by Hope McKenney | Jun 29, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

More than 100 Sitkans decorated in rainbows and holding signs that read “Love is a terrible thing to hate” and “Protect Queer Kids,” gathered in Totem Square on Saturday for the culmination of Pride Month. Read More