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Sitkan indicted for reckless driving after car chase down Smith Street
A Sitka man was indicted in March for reckless driving and resisting arrest after a high speed car chase. Other Sitkans were indicted on charges of forgery and sex abuse.
April 9, 2024: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Sitkans continue to call for the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, or SEARHC, to reestablish its home healthcare department after it closed last fall. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (4-9-24) it will consider a resolution urging SEARHC to re-establish the Medicare-certified department.
Commercial herring fishery closed for season on Friday
The Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery closed for the season on Friday (4-5-24).
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SAIL offers summer work program for youth
Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) is offering a summer work program for youth between the ages of 14-21.
Brave Heart hosts ‘Alaska Getaways’ auction
Brave Heart Volunteers is hosting its second annual "Alaskan Getaways" online auction from April 17-21.
SEARHC celebrates 20 years of tobacco free campuses this month
April is SEARHC's 20th anniversary of providing tobacco cessation services. Amanda Roberts joined KCAW for the morning interview to discuss the program and anniversary.
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Haida language and culture non-profit H.E.A.L. opens in Craig
Craig, Alaska from above. (KRBD file photo) A new Craig-based non-profit has been established with...
Borough ratifies disaster declaration for South Tongass fire, state investigation is ongoing
The aftermath of the April 9 fire at the South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department. (Jack...
Viking boys’ head coach Rick Brock is the Division 2A Coach of the Year
Petersburg High School’s varsity boys’ basketball coach, Rick Brock, is the Division 2A Coach of...
Alaska News
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Supporters of Anchorage-area cemeteries say they’re not giving up after $4M bond fails
The Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery in April 2024. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) This month,...
Conservation groups add land to the Kootznoowoo Wilderness
Two brown bears on July 10, 2012 in the Kootznoowoo Wilderness on Admiralty Island in the Tongass...
Scientists, Alaska Native leaders say the Arctic faces a growing crisis from plastic waste
A walrus is seen in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea in June of 2010. Research by a University of Alaska...
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NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University
Police began making dozens of arrests after Columbia University’s president asked for help...
Trader Joe’s recalls basil linked to 12 salmonella infections in 7 states
The Food and Drug Administration warns Trader Joe’s customers in dozens of states to throw...
What to know about the U.N. vote on whether to admit Palestinians as full members
The U.N. Security Council met Thursday to debate and vote on the Palestinian application for full...
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