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Colorado woman indicted for gun theft from missing men’s float house
A woman from Colorado was indicted last week (1-22-26) for allegedly stealing a number of guns from the home of the two mariners who went missing near Sitka last month.
Education commissioner recommends ad hoc committee for MEHS
Alaska’s education commissioner wants the State Board of Education and Early Development to form an ad hoc committee for Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
January 27, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
At its meeting tonight (01-27-26), the Sitka Assembly will discuss updating city code to allow for...
Police investigating unattended death in Sitka
The Sitka Police Department is investigating the death of a 67-year-old woman.
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Sentinel Sports: Basketball season heats up for Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe teams
The Sitka High School and Mt. Edgecumbe High School basketball teams are in the thick of the season, with tournaments last weekend and a full schedule of local games this weekend.
Young growth logs arrive to Sitka for Pacific High learning shelter
A load of timber from Mitkof Island was delivered to Sitka today for a special project.
Registration now open for Boys Run I toowú klatseen
The ten-week program for third to fifth grade boys, coordinated by the Pathways Coalition, is composed of running, discussion, and culturally based activities that honor Southeast Alaska traditional values.
Southeast News
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After a winter storm collapsed grow tunnels, a local farm presses on
Grow tunnels at Oceanview Gardens on Jan. 23, 2026 were damaged by a severe winter storm last month. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Dwane Ballou is giving me a tour of his family run small-scale farm, Oceanview Gardens. After the past...
Landline disruptions in Thorne Bay leave city workers and first responders struggling
An ambulance sits outside the EMS building in Thorne Bay on Sept. 17, 2021. (Eric Stone/KRBD) On a...
Third defendant sentenced for role in 2023 Klawock murder
A welcome sign in Klawock greets visitors on Feb. 28, 2025. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) A third...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, January 29, 2026
The state’s House ethics committee launches an investigation into a Homer Republican.
Homer Rep. Vance faces ethics probe over official letter pressuring newspaper
On her official social media page, Vance accused the Homer News of bias and “partisan...
Adventures of an Alaska Woman Biologist | Outdoor Explorer
Margaret Merritt spent a career steeped in exploration and adventure throughout Alaska as she...
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How Democrats want to reform DHS – and why some Republicans are open to their demands
A spending agreement under consideration in the Senate would temporarily fund the Department of...
With his first Grammy nomination, Destin Conrad embraces personal evolution
Destin Conrad went from teen social media star to a musician touring the world on some of its...
How the West was won: K-pop’s great assimilation gambit
The crossover hits stacking Grammy nods this year have little in common with the culture that...
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