KCAW Staff, Author at KCAW

Disrupted by virus, recall effort and primary election shift to snail mail

In a pandemic, there’s no such thing as politics as usual. Now, the Alaska Democratic Party and the Recall Dunleavy campaign are reaching voters by mail.

SEARHC relaxes testing criteria as virus spreads in Southeast communities

You no longer need to have traveled, or have come into contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, to be tested for coronavirus in many Southeast communities. As of Thursday, March 26, the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium will test anyone showing symptoms of the virus.

As COVID-19 spreads, Yakutat mayor fears its arrival

Yakutat mayor Cindy Bremner is watching with trepidation as COVID-19 spreads, concerned about how the virus would impact her small, isolated town.

Talk of Southeast Alaska — Coronavirus: Listen Now

Talk of Southeast Alaska is a new call-in radio program on Raven Radio. Our second episode aired...

Sitka families try to find new normal in social isolation

Sitka families are confronting a new reality as the COVID-19 pandemic rewrites the parenting playbook. School is suspended until May 1st, playgrounds are closed, and seeing friends is generally out of the picture. As Sitkans brace for a long stay at home, parents with young children find themselves looking for creative ways to stay well, and stay sane.

Herring spawn kicks off in Sitka Sound

Herring have begun spawning in Sitka Sound. On Wednesday (3-25-20), the Alaska Department of Fish...

Yakutat assembly and Tribe declare local emergencies

More Southeast communities are rolling out emergency declarations this week.

New mutual aid group supports residents in isolation

The Sitka Conservation Society put together the group to help support residents who aren’t able to leave their homes, or who need financial support.

Panic buying restricts supply chains to remote towns

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, the effects of panic shopping in urban centers have rippled through grocery store supply chains, temporarily limiting the quantity of certain goods that can reach remote Alaska towns like Angoon.