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Flipped boat, trailer cause Sitka road closure on July 4
A section of Halibut Point Road was closed to traffic for two hours on Saturday (7-4-26) after an unsecured trailer carrying a boat flipped near Sitka’s downtown roundabout.
Team to salvage site of Coast Guard helicopter crash in Sitka
A team of experts is working to salvage a Coast Guard helicopter that crashed on Sitka’s Harbor Mountain last month.
X-3 departs Sitka for DNA analysis after successful disinterment
The remains of an unidentified WWII soldier buried in Sitka have been successfully exhumed and are now headed to a Midwest forensics lab for possible identification. The unknown serviceman, known simply as X-3, was disinterred by a Department of Defense agency team over the course of five days.
Sitka School Board approves $250K for new laptops
The Sitka School Board is putting a quarter-of-a-million dollars toward new laptops for Sitka High School students.
The Morning Interview
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Sitka Conservation Society and local artist team up to protect public lands
Andrew Thoms, executive director of the Sitka Conservation Society, and local artist Rebecca Danon joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to discuss the upcoming comment period on the roadless rule, management of the Tongass National Forest, and an upcoming pop-up show at Harbor Mountan Brewery showcasing Danon's public lands advocacy artwork.
Sentinel Sports: spring sports wrap up, new high school coaches announced
The last of the spring sports at Sitka High School wrapped last month, with the Wolves softball team scoring second place at the state championship.
Sitka launches tourism best practices plan, joining other Southeast communities
On July 1, Visit Sitka launched Sitka’s Tourism Best Management Practices (TBMP) program for the 2026 season.
Southeast News
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Borough to stop eating cost of credit card fees
The borough expects to pay $110,000 this year in credit card fees when residential and commercial customers use their card to pay utility bills — and the assembly believes it’s time the borough stopped eating the cost. The...
Walking tour highlights Ketchikan’s paranormal history
(Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) Getting off the cruise ships downtown, the first thing many visitors see...
Thorne Bay city councilmember resigns
The entrance to Thorne Bay City Hall is shown on Sept. 17, 2021. (Eric Stone/KRBD) Thorne Bay, a...
Alaska News
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Faced with surging power bills, the Haines landfill is going off-grid
If all goes to plan, the landfill will be running off a combination of solar, batteries and diesel...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
An uptick in gray whale deaths is causing concern, and calls for more protections.
Anchorage School Board adds back 60 teachers with one-time state funding
District officials are eagerly watching the price of oil to see if they will see an additional $32...
NPR
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‘Solo agers’ are a growing group. Changes that would help them could help everyone
Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this...
Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charges
Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction...
Former coach at Bucknell University charged in death of freshman football player
Former strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was charged Monday in the death of Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr., a freshman athlete with sickle-cell trait who collapsed during training in July 2024.
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