By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon Funding Alaska schools in a stable way, addressing energy needs, reforming public employee retirements and balancing the state budget are the top …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The first home care workers in Alaska to join a union specializing in their industry have approved new contracts that set higher starting wages and …
From Alaska Beacon: Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan has joined a caucus established by Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst earlier this month focused on the word to be done by the proposed Department …
Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday The community Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 and Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 1, will be held 1-3 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at the …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer After months of waiting, the city has received a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to start work on the new haulout and boatyard at Gary …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer A health care nonprofit has recognized Sitka nurse Teresa Remington for her work providing quality health care for cancer patients at SEARHC Mt. …
By Sentinel Staff Alaska Wildlife Troopers are asking for information after they found dumped deer meat and trash on a popular beach access near Starrigavan River, on Saturday. “Investigation …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The number of Alaska salmon harvested by commercial fishers was the third smallest since all-species records began in 1985, and the value to harvesters, …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Alaska had the nation’s highest rate of gonorrhea last year and the third-highest rate of chlamydia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday The community Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 and Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 1, will be held 1-3 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at the …
By GARLAND KENNEDY Sentinel Staff Writer Discussions on volunteers helping at the city animal shelter, begun after a breakdown of relations between the city and nonprofit Friends of the …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Sitka Homeless Coalition is preparing to reopen its warming shelter again starting December 1, after proving the need for the facility last …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Following the 2023 holiday extravaganza featuring trains, toys, treats a gingerbread contest and a public reception, the Sitka Historical …
By MAX GRAHAM Northern Journal A potential copper and zinc mine has fueled intense political debate in a small Southeast Alaska town for years. Now, the multinational metals …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Alaska seafood processors hired fewer people in 2023 but paid them more and relied more on nonresidents to fill the jobs, a state analysis shows. …
Thanksgiving Dinner Set The community Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 4 and Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 1, will be held 1-3 p.m. Thanksgiving Day at the ANB …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer As residents continue sighting bears close to town, the Department of Fish and Game says killing them when they enter residential areas isn’t …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff The second Sitka Classic Pinball Tournament drew more than 30 players to the Coliseum Theater Saturday, along with dozens of spectators to watch the …
By ANDREW KITCHENMAN Alaska Beacon Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system survived, while Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich defeated Democratic Rep. Mary …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Butter clams, important to many Alaskans’ diets, are notorious for being sources of the toxin that causes sometimes-deadly paralytic shellfish …