The survey also found that tribal citizens are leaving Sitka at a higher rate than other residents.
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Update: Schools closed again as third big January storm dumps snow on Juneau
City offices and facilities will be opening at 11:00 a.m. Thursday due to the weather. Juneau schools and UAS are shifting to remote learning.
A conversation with Alaska’s exorcist
Sitka’s new Catholic priest has an unusual skill set – he’s also the official exorcist for the Catholic Church in Alaska.
Sitka’s tourism boom has brought a staggering increase in cigarette butts
What started as a community cleanup has become a legitimate scientific study.
Allen Marine Tours asks visitors to consider the cost of their emissions
Sitka-based Allen Marine Tours is one of the first tour companies in the region to adopt a carbon offset program.
Portraits of a fishery: Sitka trollers gear up for an unexpected season
The commercial season for king salmon in Southeast Alaska opens on Saturday. For trollers, it’s the equivalent of New Year’s Day.
Sitka’s 13K-passenger day was ‘far too many,’ mayor says
The city administrator said there were so many people in town, computers slowed to a crawl and phones stopped working at City Hall.
April 28, 2023: Herring harvest documented in a new documentary
ReVision Alaska has a new documentary out called “Sitka Herring: A Tale of Two Harvests” plus the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon, CBJ Walk Southeast and the Juneau Audubon Society
A Sitka-based treatment program for Alaska teenagers is moving to Juneau
Raven’s Way treats teenagers who’ve been diagnosed with substance use or dependence. Sometime later this year, the program will merge with Juneau Youth Services.
Sitka’s Mount Edgecumbe volcano shows more signs of reawakening, scientists say
The movement doesn’t mean an eruption will happen soon — or even at all — from Southeast Alaska’s most prominent volcano, but it’s significant enough that the observatory has raised the volcano’s threat level.