By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Alaska elections officials added more than 8,500 ballots to the statewide count Wednesday afternoon, but the new ballots didn’t change the leaders of any …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn new halibut bycatch limits on deep-sea trawlers that fish in federal waters off …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The Department of the Interior has set the stage for a controversial land trade that would allow a road to be built through Alaska’s Izembek National …
“Big Breath In,” John Straley, Soho Press. Publishing date: Nov. 12, 2024. 288 pages. Hardcover $28.95. With “Big Breath In,” mystery writer and former Sitkan John Straley takes us in many …
Pet Family Portraits on Tap Friends of the Sitka Animal Shelter will host the third annual pet family portrait fundraiser on Saturday. To book an appointment call or text 907 738-4841. Each …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Assembly members at a busy meeting on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding on cruise ship passenger limits, appropriated more funds for the …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Yeidikook’áa (Dionne) Brady-Howard has been elected Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council chairman, STA announced today after votes were …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon A five-member state commission has approved plans for a new local government centered on the Southeast Alaska town of Hoonah. Approval sets the …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich has almost clinched an electoral victory over Democratic incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola. On Tuesday …
Planning Event for Afterschool Programs The City and Borough of Sitka Parks and Recreation will host an afterschool program planning meeting 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Room 5, the Chum …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Rep. Rebecca Himschoot, heading into her second term in the state House representing Sitka, says she’s pleased to be part of the new House …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Alaska lawmakers expect bipartisan coalitions to control the state House and Senate when the Alaska Legislature convenes in January, but they don’t know …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Sitka Economic Development Association is seeking more responses to its survey of local businesses and individuals affected by the Aug. 29 - …
By Sentinel Staff A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka rescued three fishermen Sunday from a 58-foot fishing boat that lost power after an electrical fire northeast of …
By CATHY LI Special to the Sentinel Sitka Homeless Coalition held a community walk up Jarvis Street Saturday morning to the future location of Sitka’s first permanent supportive housing …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The world’s biggest sockeye salmon run will be larger than average next year, state biologists have forecasted. The Bristol Bay sockeye run is expected to …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Alaska’s state-owned development corporation is advancing plans to explore for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and to build a 300-mile road to …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Alaska Judicial Council has nominated an Anchorage judge, an assistant attorney general and an expert in utilities law for an upcoming vacancy on the …
Fall Art Walk Slated Saturday To Feature Sitkans The Fall Art Walk, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, will showcase some of Sitka’s artists from near and far. Sitka Rose Gallery will host …
With more than half of Alaska’s regular legislative session over, attention in the state Capitol is focusing on a limited set of topics. Before their scheduled adjournment in mid-May, leading legislators say they intend to pass a public school...