Two good Samaritan boats — the Cirus and the Lucky Strike — responded and pulled the Miss Amy’s crew from the water.
KCAW - Sitka
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In Sitka, more cats than you’d expect have more toes than you’d expect
According to visiting veterinarian Nicole Caraway, Sitka’s lack of genetic diversity makes it a perfect breeding ground for the dominant trait.
Sitka’s Search and Rescue team rescues hiker after fall from footbridge
Search and Rescue Captain Matthew Hunter said the hiker had been crossing the first bridge on the trail when the railing gave way and the hiker fell.
Sitka’s drinking water places second at national taste championship
Sitka qualified for the national competition after winning Alaska’s title.
Minor earthquake felt in Sitka and Douglas on Monday
Sitkans who felt the ground shaking on Monday afternoon weren’t imagining it.
Plane crash outside Yakutat leaves three critically injured
The plane went down some 30 miles outside Yakutat, in the woods near the Dry Bay airstrip.
Sitka is looking for a place to put its first public electric vehicle charging station
In pure numbers, Sitka a national leader for EV ownership. But there isn’t a single public charging station.
Alaska Volcano Observatory reclassifies Mt. Edgecumbe as ‘historically active’
A lot of people in Sitka have become used to describing Mt. Edgecumbe as “dormant,” but that term really isn’t used by geologists.
Meet the Sitkan behind the ‘crappy clarinet playing’ of Squidward Tentacles
The musical genius of Squidward can be traced back to one person — now a therapist — who lives in Sitka.
Southeast Native Radio aired for just 16 years, but its voices live on in a new digital archive
Hundreds of hours of Southeast Native Radio broadcasts are now archived on the internet and available for anyone to listen to.