Category: Syndicated

‘We’re in a moral moment’: U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola stops in Sitka on Southeast campaign tour

by KCAW News | May 29, 2026 | Featured News, Syndicated

United States Senate candidate Mary Peltola continued her campaign tour of Southeast Alaska with a stop in Sitka on Thursday (5-28-26).Read More

Sitkans send off ‘Ancestral Echoes’ canoe headed to Celebration

by Hope McKenney | May 28, 2026 | Featured News, Syndicated

More than 100 Sitkans gathered at the Starrigavan boat launch Thursday morning for a blessing and send-off of the “Ancestral Echoes” canoe heading to Celebration in Juneau. Read More

City leaders consider insurance waivers for GPIP haulout

by Katherine Rose | May 28, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

Months after the City and Borough of Sitka finally opened its marine haulout and shipyard at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park, some boats are still not being hauled. At a recent park board meeting, fishermen called for city leaders to waive insurance requirements.Read More

First responders sound sirens to help lost hiker

by Ryan Cotter | May 27, 2026 | Featured News, Syndicated

The Sitka Fire Department made some noise to assist a lost hiker over the weekend (5-24-26). Read More

Sitka voters to weigh in on assembly’s special election discretion

by Hope McKenney | May 27, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitkans will consider amending the city’s Home Rule Charter in the upcoming municipal election. At its meeting Tuesday night (5-26-26), the Sitka Assembly voted to put a question to voters this fall that would give the assembly more discretion over when to schedule a special election. Read More