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Assembly trims anticipated deficit, looks for ways to close budget gap
The Sitka Assembly has trimmed next year’s proposed budget, and more cuts are coming. The assembly spent around three hours in a special meeting last week, making cuts to reduce a budget deficit of just under $900,000 dollars by more than half.
Roughly 3000 tons harvested so far in Sitka’s commercial sac roe fishery
The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened three times over the weekend.
2026 commercial herring fishery opens
The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery opened on Friday (3-27-26) for the first time this year.
Pulitzer Prize-winner illustrates power of comics to inspire Sitka students
Artist Medar de la Cruz joined Pacific High School's comic class as part of a two-week residency, where he and his students alike learned how to make and analyze comics, as well as how it can bring people together.
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Pink Martini concerts in to benefit Point House Revitalization Project
Pink Martini, an internationally renowned band from Portland, Oregon, will perform two benefit concerts in Sitka and Juneau in mid-April.
Sitka joins nationwide protests for upcoming No Kings Day
Tory O'Connell and Bruce Gazaway join KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss what to expect from Sitka's No King's event and the importance of non-violent protests and radical joy in advocating for democracy.
Career and Technical Education program aims to help high schoolers feel more confident in their professional futures
Mike Vieira and Alina Lebahn from Sitka High School join KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the learning outcomes for the program and how it can help students better understand what they want to professionally pursue in the future.
Southeast News
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Labor union files charges against Ketchikan shipyard operator
The ferry Columbia is shown at Ketchikan’s shipyard on Sept. 19, 2022. (Eric Stone/KRBD) Local 23...
Can a Democrat win Alaska’s governorship? Tom Begich thinks so — and he came to Wrangell to say why
Former Alaska State Senator Tom Begich visits KSTK on March 22, 2026 to talk about his run for...
Ketchikan expected to see record number of cruise ship passengers
Passengers disembark from a cruise ship in downtown Ketchikan in June 2024. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD)...
Alaska News
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Murkowski asks Alaska Legislature to up its game
When the delegation gets federal project money, the Legislature has to pony up its share, Sen....
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Sen. Lisa Murkowski tells state lawmakers they need to invest in infrastructure projects.
For months, Carnival Corp. has withheld water pollution data from Alaska regulators
The dispute centers around a technology used on some Carnival ships called open-loop scrubbers....
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Greetings from London, where a big COVID memorial holds vigil over the halls of power
Britain’s 1,640-foot-long National Covid Memorial Wall stretches along the River Thames,...
The oil industry is betting big on plastics. Here’s what that means for the future
Journalist Beth Gardiner says the fossil fuel industry is increasingly reliant upon plastic products. Her book is Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil’s Biggest Bet.
Trump to address nation on Iran war. And, SCOTUS considers birthright citizenship
Trump is set to address the nation after saying the U.S. will withdraw from Iran in 2-3 weeks....
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