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LatestOne injured in weekend car fire
by KCAW News | Mar 18, 2024
One person sustained injuries when a vehicle caught on fire near Arrowhead Trailer Court over the weekend.
Buyers vie for hatchery herring in Otaru’s ‘flash’ auction
by Katherine Rose | Mar 13, 2024
KCAW’s Katherine Rose continues her assignment in Japan this week, where she’s looking into the industry and culture of herring. Today, Rose tracks the herring to an early-morning wholesale auction in the city of Otaru, where, in a lightning-fast process that lasts under four minutes, buyers stake their claim to thousands of boxes of hatchery-produced herring – all of which will be processed and retailed in Japan.
Assembly makes haste, funds waste
by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 13, 2024
The Sitka Assembly approved an appropriation of $1.7 million for a new lift station at Thompsen Harbor, when it met in regular session Tuesday night (3-12-24).
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LatestFood web cruise celebrates return of whales, herring
Mar 14, 2024
Spring is here, and that means Sitka Sound will soon be bustling with returning herring, whales and other marine creatures.
Sentinel Sports: Edgecumbe boys, girls clinch ‘nail-biting’ Eastern Conference
Mar 13, 2024
Daily Sitka Sentinel sports editor Garland Kennedy joins KCAW's Robert Woolsey to talk about how Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe high schools fared in the "nail-biting" Region 5 Eastern Conference basketball tournament held last week.
Chess tournament welcomes students, community members
Mar 12, 2024
The Blatchley Middle School Chess Club is hosting a community chess tournament open to both adult players and students.
Southeast News
LatestPetersburg Borough Assembly to hold final public hearings on land disposal ordinances
by KFSK Petersburg | Mar 18, 2024
Petersburg residents tonight can weigh in on proposed changes to local law dictating how the...
Trident Seafoods plant in Petersburg has a buyer: Ketchikan-based E.C. Phillips & Son
by KFSK Petersburg | Mar 15, 2024
On the morning of Friday, March 15, a Trident Seafoods employee removed the company’s signs from...
Things went awry for the Public Works Department last week but most have been fixed
by KSTK Wrangell | Mar 15, 2024
(Sage Smiley/KSTK) A part of the computer system for Wrangell’s water treatment plant crashed last...
Alaska News
LatestAlaska Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s education veto
by APRN | Mar 18, 2024
Advocates dressed in red — some printed with the slogan “Red for Ed” — crowded the Capitol...
Arctic Winter Games 2024 athletes take home medals and Mat-Su memories
by APRN | Mar 18, 2024
Team Alaska faces off against Team Northwest Territories in the final game for gold at the Arctic...
Homer Airport to have multiple closures for repaving
by APRN | Mar 18, 2024
The sign for the Homer Airport Terminal on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The airport will have multiple...
NPR
LatestThe U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry
by NPR | Mar 18, 2024
More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to...
Supreme Court seems wary of barring government contacts with social media
by NPR | Mar 18, 2024
At issue was a sweeping Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that barred government officials...
Pregnant stingray Charlotte brings in traffic, business to North Carolina town
by NPR | Mar 18, 2024
Charlotte the stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium has been attracting visitors since she...
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