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Thousands of Alaska’s public-sector employees have been waiting for their retirement contributions to be processed since a hacking attempt last November pushed state systems offline.
The post Public-sector workers wait months for retirement contributions after statewide hacking appeared first on KCAW.
The nation is still mourning the loss of late President Jimmy Carter, who died earlier this month at the age of 100. Now, one Sitkan who has a special connection with the former president is organizing a tribute in his memory.
The post Sitka author gathers condolences, memories of late President Jimmy Carter appeared first on KCAW.
Sitka’s land trust cottages use a state-of-the-art model to create affordability, and now a high school construction class is using old-world skills to improve the neighborhood. Students are building storage sheds for every home using locally-sourced lumber.
The post Postcard: Student-built sheds bring local lumber into Sitka’s affordable-housing neighborhood appeared first on KCAW.
A Sitka man is celebrating the 35th anniversary of an Arctic trek that almost defies belief. Beginning in 1989, Keith Nyitray did a 10-month solo, unsupported hike across 1,500 miles of Alaska’s Brooks Range.
The post 35 years later, Keith Nyitray’s Arctic trek is still mind-boggling appeared first on KCAW.
2024 was an especially challenging year for Sitka. The community coped with tragedies, school layoffs, a low salmon harvest, and no internet for 16 days. But somehow Sitka came together and pulled through. Call it resiliency – or muscle memory – but when things are difficult, Sitkans manage to find their way home.
The post In a difficult year, Sitkans lose connectivity and find connection appeared first on KCAW.
Parents of a Mt. Edgecumbe High School student who died last spring have been trying ever since to recover his personal belongings from the school. The late teen’s mother is looking for closure and accountability.
The post A grieving mother wanted her son’s possessions returned for his memorial. Mt. Edgecumbe High School couldn’t find them appeared first on KCAW.
The all-new Department of Polar Efficiency (DOPE) is bringing some unwelcome changes to Santa's operation this year. But Old Saint Nick is pushing back to protect the Magic of Christmas.
The post Shhhhh… Santa defies efficiency experts, will fly with all eight reindeer and three jolly Ho’s appeared first on KCAW.
An initiative introduced in elementary schools last year has had some startling results. The Alaska Reads Act passed the legislature with an ambitious goal: to have every child reading by third grade. Sitka's schools were on track to hit that target -- until education funding was cut.
The post Sitka’s elementary schools made the Alaska Reads Act work last year. Now they’d like the funding to keep it working appeared first on KCAW.
The Sitka Assembly wants to overhaul the commercial use of local trails and parks, but it’s proved to be a big job. After a first look at the plan, the assembly on Tuesday (12-17-24) sent it back to City Hall for more work.
The post Assembly postpones vote on plan for commercial use of city lands appeared first on KCAW.
A homesick letter was a summer camper right of passage for decades. That changed when cell phones made checking in with parents a whole lot easier. But more campers may be writing letters next summer, now that the Sitka Fine Arts Camp is going cellphone-free.
The post Sitka Fine Arts Camp to go cell phone-free next summer appeared first on KCAW.
In a two-hour vigil at the University of Alaska Southeast boat ramp on Saturday, more than 80 Sitkans and visitors gathered to share stories of loss.
The post After a year rocked by tragedy, Sitkans gather to grieve appeared first on KCAW.
Author Ken Post spent almost four decades working for the Forest Service in Southeast Alaska before taking up writing, and he's now on the list of Alaska’s emerging talent.
Greyhound Cowboy is a collection of thirteen short stories, some drawing on characters and experiences from Post’s career, but many drawing on people who can be found anywhere.
The post ‘Greyhound Cowboy’ delivers stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances appeared first on KCAW.
After permitting delays, construction of Sitka’s new marine haulout is underway, though there have been some unexpected snags. When the Sitka Assembly met last night (11-26-24), members approved another $500,000 in funding, along with a $300,000 grant that will cover some unexpected construction costs, along with a permanent concrete washdown pad.
The post Assembly greenlights funding for haulout washdown pad appeared first on KCAW.
Some new research is challenging the established scientific thinking about why an endangered population of killer whales in Puget Sound continues to be in jeopardy.
The animals were at the center of a 4-year legal battle that nearly brought an end to the commercial king salmon fishery in Southeast Alaska.
The lawsuit is resolved, but the science behind it is continuing to evolve.
The post New study of salmon abundance prompts a rethink of endangered killer whale decline appeared first on KCAW.
Winter is the time when most Sitkans turn their attention to other pursuits besides fishing, but not the members of the local Fish & Game Advisory Committee. During November and December, the local Fish & Game Advisory Committee considers hunkers down with a thick book of proposals for changes in the management in Southeast’s fisheries. Over the last two weeks, they’ve focused exclusively on herring.
The post Sitka AC reviews over a dozen herring proposals ahead of Board of Fish meeting appeared first on KCAW.
John Straley's latest novel 'Big Breath In' is a departure from his typical crime stories. With a main character based on his wife, noted humpback whale biologist Jan Straley, the author makes a case for an extraordinary heroine.
The post With ‘Big Breath In,’ author John Straley risks sleeping on the couch — forever appeared first on KCAW.
In Part 2 of a two-part conversation with Air Station Sitka commander Rand Semke, KCAW’s Robert Woolsey examines the Coast Guard’s risk management strategy when lives are on the line and how the crew of CG6016 – despite losing their aircraft – was deemed fit to fly again.
The post One year after Air Station Sitka crash, assessing risk remains ‘more art than science’ appeared first on KCAW.
One year ago, on November 13, 2023, a helicopter from Air Station Sitka crashed onshore while assisting a fishing boat in Farragut Bay, about 22 miles from Petersburg. The helicopter crew suffered serious injuries, but all four survived.
KCAW has acquired the MII (Major Incident Investigation) report and learned both the cause of the accident, and the challenges inherent in rescue aviation.
The post Investigation finds crash of an Air Station Sitka helicopter was ‘controlled flight into terrain’ appeared first on KCAW.
The City of Sitka has its first agreement with the local, privately owned cruise dock. When the Sitka Assembly met last night, it approved a “Memorandum of Understanding” or MOU with the Sitka Dock Company. But the assembly was split on whether the document would be effective or necessary.
The post Sitka Assembly narrowly passes agreement with cruise dock appeared first on KCAW.
Seabank is an annualy report that quantifies the economic value of the Southeast Alaska ecosystem, not just in extracted resources, but also in terms of community strength and environmental health. The first Seabank Summit is scheduled for November 13 in Sitka.
The post SeaBank Summit meets in Sitka November 13 appeared first on KCAW.
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