Category: Local News

AMHS adds two December stops in Kake

by Ari Snider | Dec 5, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

The Matanuska ferry will make two additional stops in Kake later this month, the Alaska Department of Transportation announced Wednesday, December 4th. Read More

‘Adventure Sitka’ to adapt remote cabin for cruise passenger day trips

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 4, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Plans are underway to repurpose the McGraw family's 50-year old hunting cabin near Sitka as a visitor venue for kayaking and paddleboarding. Read More

Yakutat to hop aboard the broadband wagon

by Ari Snider | Dec 4, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Thanks to the Cordova Telecom Cooperative and a federal grant, the whole town is getting an upgrade. Read More

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

by Katherine Rose | Dec 4, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

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. Read More

Mild winters push deer population to near-capacity in Sitka area

by KCAW News | Dec 2, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Relatively mild winters over the past decade have pushed deer populations in the Sitka area to record highs -- and maybe even over the biological carrying capacity of the land in some places. Mountain goats are also at a record high on Baranof Island, and brown bears are thriving as well. Read More