The Departments of Agriculture and Interior announced Thursday they're extending the deadline for public comments on changes proposed to the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The deadline to submit public comments was changed from today to...

Sitka Sound Science Center, in collaboration with Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the University of Alaska, will host the first of a planned annual State of the Sound February 19-21 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. “Because it's the first time, I think...

Sitka Magistrate Judge Pamela Stahla-Kernin sentenced Pietr K. Dabaluz to ten days in jail and three years of probation Wednesday, on the Juneau man's guilty plea to misdemeanor assault charges arising from his actions during an Aug. 30, 2025,...

Sitka Imagination Library, in partnership with Sitka Sound Science Center, will host a family-friendly event featuring storytelling, sensory activities and a chance to meet the Science Center’s new octopus resident, beginning 10 a.m. Saturday at...

The Assembly took public testimony Tuesday before unanimously approving a resolution supporting the continuation of the federal subsistence management program as is, and weighing in against proposals from a Texas-based hunting group to change...

University of Alaska Southeast Sitka dive student Alyssa Russell helps Blatchley Middle School student Jerick Keith put on SCUBA equipment in the Blatchley Pool this morning. The middle school is four days into its Discover Your Potential week. DYP is a week when school staff and community members offer kids the chance to enhance their life experiences through session offerings that include outdoor education, culinary pursuits, sports, arts, languages and career exploration. School Principal Ben White said he hopes to make it a yearly instead of every-other-year event. (Sentinel Photo by JAMES POULSON)

Models and designers take a stroll down the catwalk at the conclusion of the Sitka Wearable Art Show at Harrigan Centennial Hall Saturday. “Forest to the Sea” was the theme of this year’s event, which included 19 outfits displayed at an afternoon and an evening show. The event, which took a one-year hiatus in 2025, is a fundraiser for the Greater Sitka Arts Council. (Sentinel Photo by JAMES POULSON)

Mt. Edgecumbe High School leaders and students testified before the Alaska House Education Committee today as the Alaska Legislature is beginning to address a suite of challenges for students and staff at the state-run boarding school that draws...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sitka resident Mark Gorman filed this report from a remote area of Myanmar (formerly Burma), where he works with Indigenous communities under attack by the country's central government. WALLAY, MYANMAR, Feb. 8 -- “My village was...

Assembly members on Tuesday cleared the way for two downtown Restaurant and Eating Place (beer and wine) Licenses and a new marijuana retail license. Later, after weighing options for a public process on a land sale for a cell tower in the...

The Assembly tonight will consider a resolution to affirm the importance of the Federal Subsistence Management Program, and to support several essential functions of the program that are the subject of an ongoing review by the Trump...

Battle of the Books - Keet Gooshi Heen fourth-graders Ella Galiza, Ruby Skordahl and Violet Shepard work together as Team Bookworm in the school library Thursday afternoon, to answer questions about the dozen books they’ve read in the Battle of...

Sitka Tribe of Alaska today encouraged citizens to submit public comments on a review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program being conducted in Alaska by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior. The review targets seven "topics"...

A man jumped off the O'Connell Bridge Sunday afternoon, sustaining undetermined injuries from the fall of 50 to 60 feet into Sitka Channel.

After an investigative visit to Mt. Edgecumbe High School Friday and hearing from students about their concerns such as the discontent that caused 25 percent of the student body to withdraw since the start of the school year, Sitka Sen. Bert...

Sitka Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a conditional use permit for a short-term rental, and laid the groundwork for a new process for disposing of city land to meet community goals related to housing. McGraw Appeal In other news, at...

About a hundred people crowded into the cramped Arrivals area of the Sitka airport terminal Saturday evening to welcome home three Kaagwaantaan clan hats held for more than 100 years in a Pennsylvania museum. Repatriation of the Kaagwaantaan Wolf...

The Assembly on Thursday expressed support for making this year's city contribution to school funding the maximum amount allowed under state law, continuing the city's practice in recent years. No vote was taken since the informal meeting with...

From bottlecaps to repurposed parachute material, the creations of 16 designers will be showcased at the 2026 Wearable Art show, themed “Forest to the Sea.” Returning after a one-year hiatus,  the 19 designs will be “as wild as your...

HYBRID VESSEL - The F/V Mirage heads back to its stall in Eliason Harbor Wednesday after a sea trial of its new hybrid electric motor system. Local tradesmen spent three months installing the system at the city's new marine haulout as part of an...