Lisa Lane filed to run for the mayor’s seat on August 6, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) Three candidates are in the running for Sitka mayor this October. Lisa Lane filed to run for the assembly’s top job last week (8-6-26). Lane moved to...
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Cruise ship visitors disembark a Virgin Voyages cruise in May 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) A new report commissioned by the cruise industry outlines the financial boost cruise ship visitors have had on Sitka’s economy. The report was...
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Stephen Lawrie smiles in front of one of his paintings in the Pioneer Bar. (KCAW/Salemo) Stephen Lawrie sits at a booth in the Pioneer Bar in Sitka and points to a painting behind the counter. It’s a portrait of Art Petraborg,...
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Sport fishermen in Southeast can catch more king salmon in the region, following an emergency order issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game earlier this month.Starting on August 1, non-resident fishermen can now catch...
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Sitka Assembly candidate Mary Ann Hall has dropped out of the race. Municipal Clerk Sara Peterson announced that Hall notified the office of her withdrawal in writing on Thursday morning (8-13-26).Mary Ann Hall is a longtime...
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Alaska State Troopers are searching for a hiker in Port Armstrong after he didn’t return from a planned day hike earlier this week (8-10-26). Troopers say the missing man, 22-year-old Ben Le, is an employee at a hatchery in the...
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Taxi zone at the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. (KCAW/McKenney) The Sitka Assembly voted to postpone a conversation concerning a major overhaul of the city’s commercial transportation code on Tuesday (8-12-26) after several...
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No injuries were reported after one vehicle t-boned another in Sitka yesterday (8-10-26) afternoon.Police say around 1 p.m. they received 911 reports of a car accident near the intersection of Halibut Point Road and Brady...
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