Four more Alaska Native boarding school students to be repatriated, including one to Ketchikan
Carlisle Barracks Main Post Cemetery, where (Office of Army Cemeteries) Sheepinsh Goah has always...
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Ketchikan man dies in car crash on North Tongass Highway
An Alaska State Troopers vehicle shown in Ketchikan. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) A 78-year-old...
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USFS to hold public subsistence hearings in light of proposed Roadless Rule repeal
The Roadless Rule protects nearly half of the Tongass National Forest’s 16.7 million acres. (KCAW/McKenney) The U.S. Department of Agriculture last month announced its plan to repeal the Roadless Rule, a 2001 environmental...
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Ketchikan ballot measure asks to authorize spending powers for electric upgrades
A ballot proposition in Ketchikan’s municipal election next month will ask city voters to...
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Sitka Assembly asked to weigh in on remaining beer and wine license
Restaurant beer and wine licenses are limited by the state based on population size. But a relatively new law has opened the door for cities to petition the state for additional licenses. Last year, the Sitka Assembly asked for...
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Sitka gaining jobs as resident workforce shrinks
In the past year, Sitka gained 150 new jobs and $37 million dollars in wages. When Meilani Schijvens of Rain Coast Data presented her annual update on behalf of the Sitka Economic Development Association, “The State of Sitka’s...
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City of Sitka to offer municipal administrator position to Gerrie Cotter
Gerrie Cotter at a meet-and-greet with Sitkans on September 18, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) The Sitka Assembly will offer the municipal administrator job to Gerrie Cotter. At its meeting on Tuesday, it directed city staff to negotiate...
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Sitka Assembly votes to make ADUs easier to build
Adrienne Wilber stands in front of her half-finished ADU in the corner of her parent’s lot in 2021. (KCAW/McKinstry) Finding housing in Sitka is tough. There aren’t enough affordable units, the seasonal nature of the community...
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