By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer A Sitka nonprofit has filed an application to the city to circulate an initiative petition for a public vote on cruise ship tourism limits for …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A wintertime story that highlights the importance of family and personal authenticity will come to the stage at the Performing Arts Center this …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon In 2018, when winter ice in the Bering Sea was scarcer than at any time since records began in the mid-1800s, the effects cascaded. Warmer-water …
JCFilms, Coliseum Set to Screen ‘The Ribbon’ JCFilms and Coliseum Theatre will screen ‘‘The Ribbon’’ 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Coliseum. The film is ‘‘a …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Coast Guard District 17 headquarters said today that next of kin of the five persons missing in the sinking of the F/V Wind Walker early Sunday …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School’s Winter Concert season opens Wednesday with a 30-minute performance by the third-graders at the Performing …
By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon Aimee Anderson Oravec will be the newest justice on the Alaska Supreme Court, after Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed her on Monday. The …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The average hourly wage in Alaska was $33.60 in 2023, putting the state in 11th place among all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon A recently approved immunization drug is helping to limit the severity of a respiratory disease that afflicts young children in Western Alaska, said a …
By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon The judge presiding over the trial of former state Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux over alleged violations of state elections law declared a mistrial on Monday …
New Year’s Tease Presented Dec. 31 Ramshackle Cabaret will present New Year’s Tease Unwrapped Dec. 31 at the Odess Theater in Allen Hall on the SJ Campus. The event is an adult variety …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff The Coast Guard called off the search today for the five aboard the Sitka-based fishing boat Wind Walker, missing since a mayday call early Sunday …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Eight Sitka High School music students earned spots in the all-state mixed choir, band and treble choir, at the ASAA Alaska All-State Music Festival …
By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon Alaska’s election results were made official on Saturday, after the state review board finished certifying the results. Here are five takeaways from …
Alaska Pioneers Meet Wednesday The December meeting for the Pioneers of Alaska Sitka Igloo members will be held 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Salvation Army, 405 Sawmill Creek …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Assembly at its regular meeting Tuesday accepted $336,475 in salmon disaster relief funds, and agreed to dedicate it to the boat haulout …
By NATHANIEL HERZ Alaska Beacon Earlier this month, a crowd gathered at a Fairbanks venue to celebrate the confirmation of U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs Mike Sfraga — an …
By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon Alaska’s five Supreme Court justices have voted to make Justice Susan M. Carney the next chief justice. Carney’s term will start on Jan. …
ANS Christmas Bazaar Dec. 14 The annual Alaska Native Sisterhood Christmas Bazaar will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at ANB Founders Hall. Rachel Moreno will be making fry bread, …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer An ordinance amending the rules on commercial use of Sitka’s recreational lands is on the agenda for introduction at tonight’s Assembly …