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 …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon Alaska foster youth are admitted to acute psychiatric facilities an average of 90 times per year, according to the state. Lawmakers want to …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Members of the Alaska Legislature said this week that they’re likely to use the state’s Constitutional Budget Reserve to fix a roughly …
SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer At a more than three-hour meeting Tuesday, the Assembly accepted the proposal of a Kodiak firm to run the Sitka marine haulout and boatyard. After hours of …
ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writer After indicating last week that all commercial sac roe herring fishery harvest data would be confidential this year, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon A federal judge in Anchorage has ruled in favor of Alaska’s state-owned investment bank in a lawsuit that could clear the way for oil drilling in the Arctic …
GARLAND KENNEDY and ANNA LAFFREY Sentinel Staff Writers Shorelines around town took on an aquamarine hue Monday and today as spawning herring continued their annual return to Sitka Sound. Commercial …
SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Assembly at tonight’s regular meeting will consider a proposal to accept the offer by a Kodiak company to operate the new …
SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer From costume designing to dancing, acting, singing, circus arts teaching, music playing, and backstage work, 18-year-old Rita Christianson wears many hats. And …
By Sentinel Staff A 65-year-old bicycle rider was injured late Monday morning when he was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Edgecumbe Drive and Kashevaroff …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Alaska House of Representatives is asking the Trump administration and Canadian government to step back from a brewing trade war. In a …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The National Science Foundation has provided funding for the first year of activities in a four-year agreement concerning a research vessel …