GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A Mt. Edgecumbe High School student tried on his new basketball shoes in the gym Tuesday – a pair of Nikes originally intended for NBA legend LeBron James. The …
SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer For the first time in more than a decade, the 60-piece Juneau Symphony will be in Sitka Friday, with a concert of beloved, and a few less familiar, works at the …
By Sentinel Staff Police have released the name of a fisherman found dead March 27 on a Japonski Island beach at the end of Seward Avenue. He was identified as Aaron M. Johnson, 62, who lived …
By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon Visitors to the state Capitol in Juneau will have to go through a metal detector under a policy adopted on Monday. The Capitol …
ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer Participation in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is down to "fewer than three" boats actively fishing today in an opening that …
ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer Community members can weigh in on a draft of the city's new historic preservation plan at this evening's joint meeting of the Historic …
By: Corinne Smith Alaska Beacon School districts across the state are starting to issue “pink slip” notices to teachers and staff that they may be laid off, in what has become a …
GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer As the Sitka School Board enters the final stages of crafting the fiscal year 2026 budget, district officials outlined the serious …
ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer The Sitka Sound commercial sac roe herring fishery opened south of town at 8 a.m. today with fewer than three boats participating, as the major buyer has …
By Sentinel Staff The identity of a man found dead Thursday afternoon on a Japonski Island beach off the end of Seward Avenue has not yet been released, police said today. Next of kin have not …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon Alaska school districts that offer early childhood learning programs for children ages 3 to 5, such as programs to help children be ready …
SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer A new fee schedule for city recreation facilities, as recommended by the new city Parks and Recreation division and committee, …
ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka Police Department confirmed today that a 62-year-old white male was found dead on a Japonski Island beach off the end of Seward Avenue on Thursday …
ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer Commercial seine fishermen entered the seventh consecutive day of the sac roe herring fishery today in the same northern area of Sitka Sound that has been the …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The Alaska Board of Game on Thursday approved state officials’ request to continue a controversial predator control program in Western …
SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Assembly gave final approval Tuesday to an ordinance setting a special election for May 28 on a proposal to limit cruise ship …
ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer Sitkans woke to warm sea air today as the Alaska Department of Fish and Game observed about 18 miles of active herring spawn on shores around town, up from the 6.5 …
By ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council is asking state lawmakers to sponsor legislation that would designate Pacific herring as a …
GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A jukebox musical that tells a comedic story of love and predatory real estate development, all through classic 1980s rock songs, will take the stage this …
By CATHY LI Special to the Sentinel A variance reducing a side setback on Indian River Road and a conditional use permit for constructing a six-plex on Katlian Street were …