A trap, constructed out of a piece of culvert, was set and monitored by Fish and Game Sunday, after a bear destroyed property and killed a pet dog (Photo provided by Bethune) At a time when bears should typically be denning up...
Read MoreAn infrared image of an Air Station Sitka crew that medevacked a 16-year-old experiencing chest pains while on a hike near Duffield Peninsula (Video provided by USCG) Over the weekend, a U.S. Coast Guard crew from Air Station...
Read MoreHalibut Point Marine is offering to buy Sitka a 100-ton travelift, similar to these machines in Wrangell. It could haul out 90-percent of Sitka’s fleet. A larger one — say, 150 tons — would cost $1.5-2 million more and add...
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Existing depths in Petersburg’s South Harbor from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ July 2019...
Read MoreThe ferries Matanuska, right, and Fairweather, left, dock at Juneau’s Auke Bay terminal May 20, 2016. The announcement comes as many communities remain cut-off from ferry serve. (CoastAlaska/Ed Schoenfeld) The Matanuska ferry...
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Assembly member Bob Lynn will be one of two voting members on the SEAPA board from Petersburg next...
Read MoreThe McGraw cabin is about 10 miles southwest of Sitka. It’s build on log skids and has been moved once — after the Forest Service said that it encroached on federal land. (KCAW image) Plans are underway to repurpose a 50-year...
Read MoreYakutat’s welcome sign, pictured here in 2017. The town has long struggled with slow internet and spotty cellphone reception. (KCAW/Kwong) Slow internet and spotty cell phone service are common problems for small communities...
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