By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer School Board members and city staff pored over a long list of needed capital improvements in district school buildings at the board’s Jan. 8 …
By CATHY LI Special to the Sentinel Planning Commission members held their first meeting of the year Jan. 15, electing officers and discussing the 2023 Annual Short-Term Rental Report …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Gary Paxton Industrial Park board is recommending that the city continue working toward an agreement with the only qualified responder to …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The third annual Sitka Maritime Heritage Society murder history fundraiser on Thursday is sure to draw fans of true crime, Alaska history and …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon For the first time in eight years, the Alaska Legislature has opened its two-year session without a deadlock in its lower chamber. On Tuesday, …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon All Alaska students could be provided free breakfast and lunch at school, under a new bill in the Alaska Legislature. Democratic Rep. Maxine …
By ASHLEY MURRAY Alaska Beacon Sen. Lisa Murkowski told a group of journalists that she was “disappointed.” “I do fear the message that is sent to these great men and …
Boys on the Run The Pathways Coalition is excited to offer the 10th season of Boys Run I toowú klatseen this spring. BRITK is an after-school empowerment program that instills healthy …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka Chamber of Commerce has given notice it wishes to terminate its contract for providing convention and visitor services to the city, and …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka High and Mt. Edgecumbe High school coaches are looking to complete the list of volunteer judges for the Region V drama, debate and …
By Sentinel Staff A third person has been charged in a drug case that led to the arrest last week of two other Sitkans, Adam J. Fondell, 37, and April R. McLaughlin, 38, police said …
By BECKY BOHRER The Associated Press JUNEAU (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America's tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed …
Wayne Brown Dies at Age 84 Longtime Sitkans Wayne Byron Brown died Monday, Jan. 20, at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center. He was 84. Senior Coffee Social Series Set City and Borough of …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer At a work session with the School Board Thursday, Assembly members agreed that the city would fund schools to the maximum allowed under the …
By Sentinel Staff Adam J. Fondell, 37, of Sitka was arraigned this morning on three felony counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree. Bail was set at $200,000. …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Alaska will join several other Republican-led states by keeping flags at full-staff on Inauguration Day despite the national period of mourning following …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Four days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office, his administration recommended that about 3 million more acres in Alaska’s western Arctic be …
Climate Connection: Cold Weather Heat Pumps Heat pumps manufactured in the United States often performed poorly in cold weather, since most of them were products of air conditioning manufacturers. …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Sitka School Board and Assembly will meet tonight in a joint work session on the school budget for fiscal year 2026, and the board’s usual …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Alaska officials are preparing to hold a lease sale for geothermal exploration rights at Augustine Volcano, a 4,133-foot peak that forms its own cone-shaped …