KCAW - Sitka

Pelican has been without seaplane access since Nov. 28, cutting the Southeast community of 91 people off from the rest of the region. 

Jack Petersen’s fascination with nutcrackers began when he was around three years old, when he saw a local production of the iconic ballet.

The Dickcissel was even more unusual. Goff said the midwestern bird that winters in South America was last spotted in Juneau in 2004, and the Sitka sighting is the third on record for Alaska.

Alumni and former staff members at Mt. Edgecumbe High School are raising serious concerns about safety and student support at the state-run boarding school in Sitka that serves Alaska Native students from villages across the state.

State biologists estimate that 1,045 brown bears live on the 1,600-square-mile Southeast Alaska island, which is larger than Rhode Island.

Parks and Recreation staff partnered with the library to introduce more Sitkans to the tabletop role-playing game and encourage collaborative imagination.

Lingít weaver Sydney Akagi quit her job to learn traditional designs, becoming the Native artist resident at Sitka’s Sheldon Jackson Museum and teaching a workshop.

The pilot walked away from the accident near Endicott River unscathed. 

Last week, the barge company announced the policy change in a statement due to the fire risk associated with shipping large lithium ion batteries. 

The U.S. Coast Guard said a man was rescued after the incident Sunday night near Redoubt Bay, which involved a capsized kayak and skiff.