edronco, Author at KCAW

Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013

Charges filed against two men after Pioneer Bar fight and gunfire. Rainfall might help spawning crisis. Gorman prepares to start work as Sitka administrator. Sitka asks state for better ferry service.

Two men charged in shooting at Sitka bar

Richard Davis, 55, and Tyler Westlund, 22, were arrested and charged following a Sunday shooting at the Pioneer Bar in Sitka. No one was injured in the incident.

In Laos, Gorman prepares to take city helm

Last week, the Sitka Assembly made its choice for municipal administrator. His name is Mark Gorman, and he’s called Sitka home for 35 years. At the moment, though, he’s thousands of miles away, in the last days of his current job, which is based in Asia.

No injuries in Sunday shooting at Pioneer Bar

Witnesses say two men were arguing. They reported hearing what sounded like a gunshot, and then seeing a third man run out the door.

Obama addresses nation on possible Syria strike

Missed President Obama's speech about Syria on Tuesday night? You can watch it here, and link to ongoing coverage and background material about the crisis in Syria.

Police investigating truck accident in Sitka

Sitka police Lt. Barry Allen says authorities responded around 10:15 p.m. to a call from a passing motorist who saw the truck on its side. The driver, who was uninjured, told police his load shifted as he came around a corner.

Critical Sitka weather buoy back in service

The buoy has a tendency to break free from its anchor. The Coast Guard Cutter Maple, which is home-ported in Sitka, picked up the buoy in September 2012, after it spent six days adrift.

Assembly picks Gorman for administrator job

Mark Gorman will be offered the city’s top job. The former SEARHC vice president has called Sitka home since 1978. He’s currently working in the southeast Asian country of Laos, for a non-governmental organization called “World Education.”

UPDATE: Assembly talks about hiring fairness

Sitka's interim municipal administrator was added last night to the list of finalists to hold the job permanently. Jay Sweeney joins the list without having gone through the same process as the other four finalists. Raven News managed to reach six of the seven Assembly members today, and ask them about whether the process is fair.

Sweeney added to list of administrator finalists

The Sitka Assembly was expected to offer the job last night to one of the four finalists they interviewed late last week. Instead, they added Jay Sweeney’s name to the list and put off further conversation until Tuesday night.