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Alaska Volcano Observatory team repairs GPS system tracking Mt. Edgecumbe
A group of specialists briefly stopped by Sitka to attend to much-needed maintenance of tectonic shift-tracking equipment.
‘It’s one of the cornerstones of our diet’: researchers document changes in black seaweed across Southeast Alaska
Researchers are documenting black seaweed across seven communities in Southeast Alaska. They are trying to get a baseline for the seaweed, and are looking at whether the important cultural resource should be considered a keystone species.
Two restaurants champion the Sitka community in USA Today’s best restaurants in Alaska list
Beak and Ludvig's Bistro have been nominated in USA Today's Best Restaurants in Alaska list for 2026. Their owners attribute their success to building authentic relationships with local fishermen and customers.
Sitka schools close following heavy weekend snowfall
Sitka schools were closed Monday following heavy snowfall over the weekend. It’s the first time in nearly a decade that the district closed due to inclement weather, according to school officials.
The Morning Interview
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Fireweed Dancers to perform in annual showcase on March 7
Fireweed Dance Guild presents an evening of dance 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Sitka Performing Arts Center.
Spring Equinox, genealogy, fish distribution and more! Here are the events STA has in store
Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Cara Crain joins KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss the wide variety of events STA is hosting this month.
YAS and SAIL hold survival skills camp for high schoolers over Spring Break
Youth Advocates of Sitka (YAS) and Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) are holding a...
Southeast News
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Craig library awarded grant to improve services to disabled
A metal rendition of the City of Craig’s seal designed by Samantha Wilson and cut out by Craig...
City of Craig asks residents to weigh in on tourism in the community
A dock in Craig, Alaska, the largest town on Prince of Wales Island, on May 5, 2024. (Jack...
Alaska and Washington Tribes oppose B.C. proposal to limit environmental consultation
The open pits and waste rock pile at Red Chris Mine in the headwaters of the IskutRiver, a major...
Alaska News
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Yes, there really is a hot air balloon floating around Mat-Su
The 85-foot balloon journeyed over Mat-Su neighborhoods as its owners ran a series of test...
Alaska Supreme Court considers limits of executive and legislative power, including on abortion
A seven-year-old dispute over union dues could reset boundaries between Alaska’s branches of...
Dunleavy, EPA administrator discuss energy and drinking water quality during Interior tour
The officials stopped by the University of Alaska Fairbanks power plant, where they praised the...
NPR
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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85
Bernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that...
Netflix acquires Ben Affleck’s AI company
Affleck’s company helps filmmakers build their own AI models that take care of...
Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after U.S. jobs report
Stocks fell Friday on worries that the economy could become stuck in a worst-case scenario of...
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