By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Two bodies were recovered from a beach near Hoonah Monday, among debris from the fishing boat Wind Walker which sank with five aboard more than …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Work is on schedule for the new Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center that will be twice the size of the current hospital, the Assembly was told at a recent …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The audience at Sitka High School’s winter music concert can expect a mix of “high energy,” “ethereal” and “emotional” pieces in …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer With the sign-up deadline Friday, the Sitka Wearable Art Extravaganza is about 10 entries short of the ideal number for another spectacular show …
Blatchley Plans Winter Concert Blatchley Middle School’s Winter Concert is to be staged 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Performing Arts Center. Students should arrive at the PAC no later …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Large linocut prints of working boats plying the waters of Sitka Sound, the Inside Passage and far beyond are on display on the walls of the …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The company that operated the sprawling but shuttered fish processing plant in King Cove must do annual seafloor surveys to check for impacts of waste …
By MAX GRAHAM Northern Journal For years, one of Alaska’s largest mines has steadily depleted its ore while its operator has waited for a key federal permit to access new mineral …
By MAX GRAHAM Northern Journal A western Alaska tribal consortium has appealed a key permit for a proposed gold dredging project in waters near Nome. Kawerak, a nonprofit …
School District Policy Panel Meets The Sitka School District Policy Committee will meet 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the district office boardroom. A link to a full list of policies to be …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer An unexpected notice from the state has led the Sitka School District to close down the after-school program Ventures, but Superintendent Deidre …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Weighed by tragedies of the past year, two Sitkans have helped arrange a community vigil Saturday for those experiencing grief. “If …
By CATHY LI Special to the Sentinel The Planning Commission Wednesday approved a two-lot merger, a final review of a minor subdivision on Halibut Point Road, and a conditional use permit …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Six Southeast Alaska communities are getting renewed wastewater discharge permits that require better controls of bacteria flowing into the receiving …
CLIMATE CONNECTION: COP29 The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP) is an annual meeting of all countries to come to consensus in statements to implement the 2015 Paris agreements to keep global …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Public access to court rooms on the second floor of the city-state building, which has been limited to everyone except court staff since Nov. 21, …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Speaking before the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Stephanie Berglund, CEO of the child care-centric nonprofit thread, emphasized the importance …
By ASHLEY MURRAY Alaska Beacon WASHINGTON — The holiday season kicked off on Capitol Hill this week with the official Christmas tree lighting ceremony and the unveiling of a …
Wreaths Across America Dec. 14 Wreaths Across America will be observed in Sitka noon Saturday, Dec. 14, at Sitka National Cemetery. A short ceremony will be followed by wreath laying. The …
By Zaz Hollander Anchorage Daily News The five men lost in the sinking of a commercial fishing boat near Hoonah early Sunday had just delivered a load in Juneau and were making a last …