By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Alaska elections officials added about 1,500 more votes to the state’s election total on Wednesday as workers continued to count ballots from Election …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Oil companies could buy oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge but with new restrictions, under a plan released Wednesday. At least …
SFS, Coliseum Present SNL Film, ‘Saturday Night’ Sitka Film Society and Coliseum Theater present “Saturday Night” 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Coliseum. The film, based on …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka voters’ choices in Tuesday’s general election ran contrary to statewide trends in major contests, with Sitkans narrowly selecting …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Plans for the Sitka School District to form a pre-kindergarten child care program are moving forward, with the intent to begin operations in …
By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon Republican Donald Trump was on track to again win Alaska in the presidential election, though the Associated Press had not called the state by 2:10 …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Alaska voters are on course to retain all 19 judges on this year’s election ballots, including Anchorage Superior Court Adolf Zeman, who had been targeted …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon As of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, the House was poised to stand at 20 Republicans, 14 Democrats and six independents, increasing the odds that the incoming House …
SCT Presents Live Radio Play Nov. 8 at PAC GSAC Sitka Community Theater will present “Radio Adventure Hour: Mystery on the High Seas” 7 p.m. Friday, November 8, at the Performing Arts …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Lines of voters moved at an orderly pace through the process of casting ballots at Centennial Hall this morning, their numbers indicating high …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon It’s Election Day, polling stations are scheduled to be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the first initial results should be posted online about 9:15 p.m., …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will pay $89,000 to settle a lawsuit that challenged the district’s decision to unilaterally remove several …
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final in a series by Mark Gorman of Sitka, reporting on his mission to Myanmar (formerly Burma) with an international humanitarian relief agency. By Mark …
SJ Museum Sets 2 Events For Native Heritage Month Sheldon Jackson Museum is inviting the public to two events being held to observe Native American Heritage Month. A storytelling of …
By Sentinel Staff Scores of Sitkans cast ballots at Harrigan Centennial Hall today, the last day for early voting in Tuesday’s national general election. By 2 p.m. today some 160 Sitkans had …
By Sentinel Staff A brown bear that reportedly showed aggressive behavior and “continued lack of fear toward humans” was killed Friday afternoon by authorities near the Alaska Public Safety …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Though days are growing short, programming for bike riders is full this fall, with classes at Mt. Edgecumbe and Pacific high schools, …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The Port of Seward, which serves a coastal Kenai Peninsula town that is a tourism hotspot in the summer, has received a $45.7 million grant to develop a …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Prosecutors in Fairbanks have charged an Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities plow driver with drunken driving on the job. …
Donald Soukup Dies at Age 85 Donald R. Soukup, 85, passed away Nov. 1 at Sitka Long Term Care. An obituary for the longtime Sitka resident will be published this week in the …