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Sitkans celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Nearly 300 Sitkans gathered at Harrigan Centennial Hall to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with a pot luck and dances. Local Tlingít dancers and six dance groups from Mt. Edgecumbe High School performed throughout the evening.
Sitka student-led garage sale raising funds to give back
Sitka High School’s National Honor Society is hosting a garage sale this weekend. It’s a student-led fundraiser to cover educational expenses for children in Guatemala.
FCC comment deadline Oct. 13 on future of school internet subsidy
A federal program that lowers internet bills for some public institutions across the country is under review. If it’s cut, the Sitka School District would lose out on some funding.
Birders listen to songs of the Tongass on Sunday strolls in Sitka
When visitors come to Southeast Alaska, they often look up for ravens and bald eagles. But there’s plenty of other birds to keep an eye out for. A birding group in Sitka has been spending Sunday mornings strolling through the woods to see what species they can spot.
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2026 Sitka Municipal Election Hub
Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6.
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Sitka Sound Science Center welcomes scientist in residence focused on landslides
Visiting Scientist in Residence Fellow Ries Plescher, a PhD candidate at the University of Oregon Department of Earth Sciences, will be at the Sitka Sound Science Center through November 10.
AmDocs film festival returns to Sitka for second year
Organizer Debbie Miller and musician Sheila Del Bosque join KCAW for the Morning Interview to give listeners a taste of what the festival has planned Oct. 9-11.
WhaleFest to celebrate ‘Generation of Giants’ on 30th anniversary
The 30th annual Sitka WhaleFest kicks off soon, celebrating "generations of giants" from the people who shaped the symposium over the past three decades to the next generation of researchers.
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Student scientists present at national competition
Three of the Wrangell High School students, who were honored at the regional Advancing Indigenous...
Wrangell clay becomes art
The Nolan Center has a new entryway exhibit showcasing handmade pots made from rare, local clay...
Amid declining population, Southeast Alaska sees record job count
A view of Downtown Ketchikan near the intersection of Dock and Front streets in 2017. (Leila...
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Surviving a brown bear attack: How an Anchorage runner made it 7 miles back to safety
Dave Bass said at one point he thought: “I’m about to understand what it feels like to die a terrifying death by myself.” Then he finally got the safety off his bear spray.
As King Cove road issue heads to federal appeals court, Peltola reiterates her support
Both leading candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate election back construction of the link between King Cove and Cold Bay.
Taiwan plans to buy liquefied natural gas from Alaska pipeline project
Taiwan is planning to buy liquefied natural gas from an Alaskan project once extraction starts and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it.
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Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic’s ‘Sea Change’
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.
Inflation sizzled in September — and Social Security benefits will get a boost
Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.
Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made
We got to play the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style.
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