Category: Local News

January 28, 2025: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

by KCAW News | Jan 28, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight, it will consider whether to invite a Kodiak company to bid on a contract to operate the new haulout. Read More

Public-sector workers wait months for retirement contributions after statewide hacking

by Meredith Redick | Jan 22, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

Thousands of Alaska’s public-sector employees have been waiting for their retirement contributions to be processed since a hacking attempt last November pushed state systems offline. Read More

Sitka author gathers condolences, memories of late President Jimmy Carter

by Katherine Rose | Jan 22, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

The nation is still mourning the loss of late President Jimmy Carter, who died earlier this month at the age of 100. Now, one Sitkan who has a special connection with the former president is organizing a tribute in his memory. Read More

Assembly signals plan to fund schools to the ‘cap’, but it won’t solve district’s budget woes

by Katherine Rose | Jan 21, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly says it will continue to fund the Sitka School District to the cap, or the maximum allowed by state law. Read More

Police arrest alleged driver in drug sting, car chase

by KCAW News | Jan 21, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

Police have arrested and charged a third Sitkan involved in last week’s drug bust. 47-year-old Casey Munro Douglas has been charged for vehicle theft, assault and criminal mischief for allegedly driving his truck into a police cruiser and evading police in a high speed chase down Monastery Street. Read More