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Sitka woman sentenced in drug case

Bettencourt has been in jail since November 2011. She was charged after a drug bust two months earlier at her home in the 1500 block of Johnston Street. Police found guns, cash and a variety of drugs including meth, cocaine, heroin and assorted prescription medication.

Judge hears arguments in Sawmill Cove case

Lawyers on either side of a lawsuit against the City of Sitka made arguments in a case dealing with a measure that would require voter approval before the city sells or leases land at the site of a former pulp mill. The group...

2 get interviews from Assembly, others still considered

Allen Bell, of Sitka, and Robin Koutchak, of Wasilla, will get in-person interviews for the position of municipal attorney. Bell works for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Koutchak is in private practice.

Earthquake rattles Sitka; NO tsunami danger

The quake did not set off any tsunami alerts, and the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer reported shortly afterward that there is NO tsunami danger.

Chamber at the Capitol

Sitka resident and Alaska Chamber of Commerce board member Cory Baggen talks with state Chamber President Rachael Petro at the Alaska State Capitol building last week. Baggen was part of the state chamber's fly-in to Juneau, where members met with 58 of the state's 60 legislators.

VIDEO: Canoe moves across Sitka parking lot

The city of Sitka is redesigning the grounds around the canoe. So on Wednesday it moved to its temporary home in the Crescent Harbor shelter. It will remain there until renovations are complete. Click the image to see the move happen.

Assembly to screen attorney applicants

Theresa Hillhouse is stepping down in March after more than seven years on the job. Members of the Sitka Assembly will meet Wednesday night to pick finalists to replace her.

Science night!

Students match a mountain goat skull to its hide at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School's science night. The program, now in its second year, started when the Anchorage Museum visited Sitka last year.

School Board hears security plans, concerns, ideas

During a school board work session Wednesday night on the subject of school safety, officials said it would be a good idea to have an outside audit on how the district’s five school buildings can be even safer.

City to borrow up to $45M for Blue Lake, rates could go up

Electric bills in Sitka could go up this summer. The Assembly advanced a plan last night to raise electric rates for all customers by 15-percent. The boost is to help the city pay for the millions it’s borrowing to fund the Blue Lake dam.