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April 28, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Sitka’s Sustainability Commission is hoping to finalize a long-awaited plan for the future. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (4-28-26), it will consider the commission’s goals for the next year.
Sitka Assembly conducts follow-up interviews for Municipal Administrator candidates
The Sitka Assembly once again interviewed the two candidates for municipal administrator during two public meetings last week.
SEARHC opens long-awaited new hospital in Sitka
The $410 million medical center promises to provide more Southeast Alaskans with crucial hospital care closer to home.
Sitka School District approves cutting 8.5 staff positions next year
Sitka School District board members consider cutting staff positions in the 2026-7 school year...
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Commentary: Make your voice heard on the draft Tongass Forest Plan
My name is Bethany Goodrich, and I wonder how many of you listening have also made your favorite memories on Kruzof Island? An Island so iconic, so important to our community, it’s part of our identity. If you care about Kruzof, listen up.
The Morning Interview
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Sitka Whale Rearticulation Project showcases completed whale skeleton and mural
Dr. Lauren Wild and Stacy Golden join KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the journey of assembling the skeleton, as well as what attendees can expect from the event.
Sitka Community Land Trust nears completion on six-unit apartment complex
The Sitka Community Land Trust is nearing completion on a six-unit apartment complex at its lot on Halibut Point Road.
Sitka Conservation Society gives heads up to public about Forest Service community meeting
Andrew Thoms joins KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss an upcoming community workshop to break down the proposed changes to the Tongass Land Management Plan
Southeast News
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Forest Service advances Prince of Wales logging project
The proposed Twin Mountain II Timber Sale encompasses two areas near Red Bay and Naukati on Prince...
Wrangell man rescued from second-story deck as house fire claims his pets
Fire crews put out house fire eight miles near Wrangell on April 27, 2026. (Colette...
Council selects Ketchikan City Manager
Sign leading to Ketchikan City Hall shown on Dec. 9 2025. (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) The Ketchikan...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Alaska is set to receive a slew of new aviation weather cameras.
Summer camps in Anchorage | Hometown, Alaska
We take a deep dive into the long list of camps available in the Anchorage area, whether...
Aurora Hardy’s new novel is a tribute to Alaska Native servicemen and a father she barely knew | State of Art
“Honor at Last” is a fictional biography of Hardy’s father who joined the Alaska...
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RFK Jr. wants to treat addiction by creating wellness farms. Does it work?
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy...
It’s set to be Jerome Powell’s last meeting as Fed chair — as a big change looms
The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, at what’s likely to be Jerome Powell’s last...
Supreme Court weighs Trump’s effort to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, Syrians
At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United...
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