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Sitka’s landslide risk at ‘medium’ until 1 a.m. Wednesday
Sitka’s landslide risk level increased from low to medium shortly after 7 p.m. tonight (9-8-26). That’s according to a local dashboard that tracks rainfall data to determine landslide risk.
September 8, 2026: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Childcare funding is on the docket when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (9-8-26).
Sitka School Board approves resolutions for state consideration
Artificial intelligence policy guidance, data protection, and dyslexia screening– these are some of the issues the Sitka School Board wants the Alaska Association of School Boards to consider advocating for at the state level.
Plans to recover Coast Guard helicopter set for Tuesday
A team is set to recover the Coast Guard helicopter that crashed atop Harbor Mountain earlier this summer.
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2026 Sitka Municipal Election Center
Sitka's municipal election is Tuesday, October 6.
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Brave Heart’s annual banquet, buoy auction this weekend
The Brave Heart Buoy Gala and Auction is September 12 at Odess Theater.
Workshop to teach free seed breeding
Siena Reid and Vivian Yéilk’ Mork join KCAW for the Morning Interview ahead of their berry...
Sitka Community Garden celebrates first harvest with picnic
The Sitka Community Gardens Association is hosting a community picnic on Sunday, September 6.
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Wrangell Borough supports Dungeness disaster declaration
Crab fishing is practically synonymous with Southeast Alaska, but in recent years the Dungeness...
Man charged with five felonies after allegedly crashing truck into Ketchikan businesses
Workers repair the front door of Ketchikan’s McDonald’s restaurant after a motorist drove into it...
Wrangell residents gather at City Hall for presentations from experts on earthquake, tsunami and landslide risks and preparedness.
Southeast Alaska has seen several geohazards recently – glacial flooding last month in Juneau, a...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Volunteers help Tok residents prep for winter after a wildfire last month scorched dozens of homes.
Arctic Report Card gets new support after NOAA funding cut
The American Geophysical Union is fundraising for the climate report’s long-term publication.
Tok prepares for winter amid devastation from the Mukluk Fire
The fire destroyed dozens of homes in Tok last month.
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A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast
For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information.
Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention
The Pennsylvania Democrat has already had a strained relationship with many inside his party. In the video, he spoke about working with Trump but did not outright praise him.
Conductor Julian Wachner receives suspended sentence for possession of child sex abuse material
The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis.
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