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LatestKayaker rescued after capsizing at Blue Lake
by Meredith Redick | Jul 1, 2024
One person was rescued by emergency personnel after flipping a kayak at Sitka’s Blue Lake on Saturday.
What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
by Katherine Rose | Jun 25, 2024
Last month, the assembly adopted a list of directives from the Tourism Task Force. When the assembly meets tonight (6-25-24), it will discuss how to move forward in tackling some of those recommendations.
Proposed winter ferry schedule continues service gaps
by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska | Jun 24, 2024
“It’s pretty similar to last year's winter schedule," said Sam Dapcevich, spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation. "We're dealing with the same fleet and the same crewing situation.”
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LatestSitka’s annual movie trailer challenge returns
Jul 2, 2024
Amateur and aspiring filmmakers ages 12 and up are invited to participate in an annual film trailer challenge.
Wildlife cruise to feature sea otter history
Jul 1, 2024
A sea otter holds urchins, a primary food source for the species. (Redick/2019) The Sitka Maritime...
Jazz on the Waterfront returns this weekend
Jun 25, 2024
Jazz on the Waterfront returns this Saturday, June 29.
Southeast News
LatestFederal government awarded Wrangell $25 million for revitalizing harbor
by KSTK Wrangell | Jul 2, 2024
(Sage Smiley/KSTK) The Biden-Harris Administration awarded Wrangell $25 million to help rebuild...
What’s on the agenda this afternoon? Petersburg Assembly meeting preview
by KFSK Petersburg | Jul 1, 2024
Petersburg’s Borough Assembly has a lean agenda ahead of their meeting today, with the only one...
Ketchikan to increase wastewater rates
by KRBD Ketchikan | Jun 28, 2024
Workers examine a leaking pipe in 2019. (Photo: City of Ketchikan) Wastewater rates are going up...
Alaska News
LatestMurkowski and Sullivan diverge on Trump immunity ruling
by APRN | Jul 2, 2024
Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski in 2020. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Alaska’s U.S....
Why last week’s Alaska Supreme Court ruling isn’t the final word on homeschool allotments
by APRN | Jul 2, 2024
A sign outside the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage on June 27, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public...
A Palmer mom lost $3K to scammers. She wants to help you avoid falling for the scheme.
by APRN | Jul 2, 2024
Samantha Norman, a victim of a Jury Duty scam, stands outside her home in Palmer on Tuesday, June...
NPR
LatestFDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease
by NPR | Jul 2, 2024
The approval of Eli Lilly’s Kisunla provides a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
by NPR | Jul 2, 2024
Robert Towne’s script for the 1974 film Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native LA. His other credits include Shampoo and 1990’s Days of Thunder.
New presidential immunity ruling goes against what founders intended, scholar says
by NPR | Jul 2, 2024
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center about expanded presidential power in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Donald Trump’s immunity case.
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