Residents dig out on Peterson Avenue this morning, the first day of spring. Sitka saw 2.2 inches of snow overnight putting more than a foot on the ground by 8 a.m. More snow is forecast. A winter weather advisory is called for on Saturday from 1...

At its regular meeting Wednesday, the Planning Commission worked on amendments to the zoning of the Gary Paxton Industrial Park, and had a long discussion about allowing a communications tower to be built on the benchlands above Kramer...

The world-renowned ensemble Pink Martini will perform in Sitka on April 15 as part of a pair of Southeast Alaska benefit concerts supporting the Sitka-based nonprofit Katlian Collective and its efforts to restore and sustain Tlingit clan houses...

Sitka’s fishing fleet, mariners and churches will conduct the Blessing of the Fleet 2 p.m. Sunday at a new venue, Harrigan Centennial Hall. The ceremony traditionally has been held outdoors at Crescent Harbor shelter. In keeping with...

Pioneers Home groundskeeper Brian Weddell plows the walkway to the Prospector statue Wednesday. Sitka's forcast calls for continuned snow showers throughout the week. The current winter weather advisory is set to end Friday at 4 a.m. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

Be prepared to be part of the action in Friday’s dinner theater production of “Ship Happens: A Murder at Sea” at Harbor Mountain Brewery. The original murder mystery comedy, presented by Bare Stage Collective theater company, will invite you to...

The parents of one of the young men killed in a "confined space incident" Sunday told The Associated Press that Coast Guard officials said methane gas was involved in the incident aboard a freight barge moored about 25 miles northwest of...

The breakdown of three key pieces of heavy equipment is reducing Public Works' capacity to clear snow, the City and Borough said this morning. Public Works crews have adjusted operations and are continuing to clear priority routes, the city said,...

State fishery managers on Wednesday spotted several small schools of herring in deep waters of Sitka Sound north of Bieli Rock and east of Middle Island. Alaska Department of Fish and Game personnel are posting reports from daily herring surveys...

The 11th Sheet’ká Kwáan Heritage & Cultural Tourism Conference, with its panel discussions, speakers, workshops and breakout sessions, continues through Thursday at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Sitka Tribe of Alaska is the main sponsor of the...

Snow covers a crosswalk signal at the Lincoln Street traffic light this morning as a snow squall passes through town. More than two inches of snow fell by 8 a.m. today, and by two hours later another inch had fallen making it 7.2 inches on the...

The Coast Guard today identified two crew members who died in an accident Sunday aboard a freight barge as 21-year-old Ben Fowler of Sitka, and 28-year-old Sidney Mohorovich of Washington state. U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Stanley Fields, commander of...

JUNEAU -- A group of Princeton University students visited Southeast Alaska last week to learn about the Tlingit clans and federally-recognized tribal governments working to repatriate precious cultural objects that have been taken from this...

Sitka Kaagwaantaan artist Ashlynn Emanoff shows off earrings she made as she works on beading other projects during a break at a business and marketing training session led by Henry Jake Foreman, program director of New Mexico Capital, this morning at Harrigan Centennial Hall. The workshop for entrepreneurs is part of the Sheet'ka Kwaan Heritage & Cultural Tourism Conference which kicked off today. The three-day program includes workshops; technical trainings; certifications in AlaskaHost, CulturalHost and CulturalHost's Train the Trainer Programs; as well as a wildlife cruise. This is the 11th year of the conference, which this year has as its theme, "Catalysts of Authenticity and Innovation." Pictured at right is Ashlynn's mother, Jeannie M. Emanoff. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

The Sitka Planning Commission at its meeting Wednesday will discuss whether to amend the Whitcomb Heights Planned Unit Development to permit a communications tower to be built in an undeveloped area on the city benchlands above Kramer Drive. The...

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a fatal emergency Sunday that occurred inside a confined space on a barge in Skowl Arm, northwest of Ketchikan. Coast Guard Sector Southeast received a report at 9:14 a.m. Sunday that the crew of the tugboat...

At a budget work session Tuesday, the School Board laid the groundwork for moving forward with the fiscal year 2027 budget process. That includes a schedule for public budget hearings on the elementary and secondary school levels, and more...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska is ready to welcome more than 100 people to the 11th Heritage and Cultural Tourism Conference March 17-19 in Sitka. This year’s theme is ‘‘Catalysts of Authenticity and Innovation.’’ Among speakers are industry leaders...

Jamie Cordova ice fishes for rainbow trout in Swan Lake Sunday. Cordova says he grew up in Wisconsin where ice fishing is a popular pastime. Temperatures are forecast this week to range above and below freezing, with snow showers expected daily. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

U.S. Forest Service leadership is in flux as the agency takes sweeping actions in managing the 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest, and making regulatory and administrative changes at all levels, Alaska-based officials reported this week. At...