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Firefighters extinguish UTV fire
Firefighters tamped out a parked off-road vehicle after it caught fire Monday afternoon (9-15-26).
Team recovers Coast Guard helicopter from Harbor Mountain
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that crashed earlier this summer in Sitka has been recovered, and will be transported to North Carolina.
2027 cruise visitor increase highlighted at commission meeting
Sitka’s cruise traffic is going up again next year, and that’s led some community members to question whether the city’s agreement with the cruise dock company should be revisited. When the Sitka Tourism Commission met on Thursday (9-10-26), a handful of Sitkans sounded the alarm about the record-breaking schedule on the horizon, and the dock’s owner pushed back, saying that the growth is manageable. But a question remained- how do most Sitkans feel the city’s agreement with the dock company is working?
Search dogs get paws dirty at weekend workshop in Sitka
Dogs from across the state made their way to Sitka over Labor Day Weekend for a K-9 search and rescue conference.
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2026 Sitka Municipal Election Center
Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6.
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‘Winter Blues Film Club’ launches with first local screening
Sitka Pride and the Unitarian Universalist Church will host the first installment of the Winter Blues Film Club with a local film screening.
Experts research link between landslide risk and atmosphere in Southeast
Aaron Jacobs, a senior hydrologist and meteorologist with the National Weather Service, joins KCAW to talk about his work in weather and flood forecasting.
Public input window on Roadless repeal extended to October 6
The deadline to submit public comment on a proposed plan to repeal the Roadless Rule has now been extended to October 6.
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Former Ketchikan church leader pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material
Entrance to the Ketchikan Police Department pictured on Dec. 9, 2025 (Hunter Morrison/KRBD) A...
Ketchikan business nationally spotlighted for serving up Alaskan oysters
(From left) Spencer Sullivan, Maura Scudero, and Eric Hayward stand in front of Alaskan Oyster...
Southeast Island School District welcomes all new principals
A Southeast Island School District truck displays the SISD logo on Sept. 17, 2021. (Eric...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, September 17, 2026
The state asks a judge to toss a lawsuit claiming the elections division violated privacy rights.
Senators hear from Anchorage attorney nominated for federal bench
Kyle Reardon went before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said he’s qualified and ready to sit on the U.S. District Court in Alaska.
Monitoring Cook Inlet beluga whales | Outdoor Explorer
Join Outdoor Explorer host Amy Bushatz for a conversation with a beluga monitor and environmental chemist as we learn about all things beluga, then head out on a whale-watching excursion in Anchorage to experience a day in the...
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It’s illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure that
The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration’s repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation.
The driver who slammed into an LA bus before helicopter crash is charged with murder
An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said as they charged her with murder.
Trump withdraws Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as his nominee to lead ICE
The White House says it is withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead ICE, ensuring that an agency at the forefront of President Trump’s domestic agenda will remain without a...
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