Ed Ronco, KPLU - Seattle
Ed Ronco is a reporter at KCAW in Sitka.
Coast Guard Charges Helo Crash Survivor in Crewmates’ Deaths
The U.S. Coast Guard has brought criminal charges against the sole survivor of a 2010 helicopter crash in which three people from Air Station Sitka died.
Sitkans Celebrate With Alaska Day Parade
Sitkans lined Lincoln Street for the annual Alaska Day parade yesterday. The parade comes at the end of a weeklong festival that commemorates the 1867 date when Russia transferred Alaska to the United States. For many, it’s also a celebration of the state itself, and of living in it.
Mental Health Trust, Forest Service Look to Land Swap
The Alaska Mental Health Trust hopes to swap thousands of acres of land with the U.S. Forest Service, and it’s hoping to do so with the blessing of a regional group of Tongass National Forest stakeholders.
Sitka Crabber Rescued After Boat Sinks in Chatham
A search and rescue team from Angoon rescued a Sitka crab fisherman whose boat rolled over and sank in Chatham Strait yesterday (Thursday).
Some Key Races Still Lack Clear Results
With the exception of Anchorage, it was municipal election day Tuesday across Alaska. One high profile race was for the North Slope Borough mayor.
Kake Apartment for Elderly Receives Money to Improve Energy Efficiency
An apartment building for senior citizens in Kake will get $50,000 from the federal government to improve energy efficiency.
Troopers Investigate Wanton Waste Near Sitka
Alaska Wildlife troopers in Sitka are investigating one case of wanton waste, and one case of failure to salvage all edible meat, from several deer found near town recently.
Owner: Theft of Gear More Than a Minor Crime
A man whose camping gear was stolen while he was in a remote bay near Sitka says the crime was much more than a simple theft. And friends are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest.
Tannery Means Business, Culture for Sitka Tribe
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s tannery is up and running in its own building, at the far end of Halibut Point Road. And now that the business has bought a new home, tribal officials are hoping for its long-term success.
Juneau Nonprofit Aims to Help Sitka Startups
The Juneau Economic Development Council has taken its show on the road. Its operations director, Margaret O’Neal, was in Sitka this week to promote what the council calls “gap financing” – putting up the money to help people get their business going. People like Tony Field.
SEACAD Receives Federal Honors
A Southeast regional law enforcement coalition spearheaded by Sitka’s police chief received honors from the federal government on Tuesday night.
Agriculture Official Visits Sitka, Southeast
U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Harris Sherman is traveling around Southeast Alaska this week.
Sitka Students Head to Kodiak for Cultural Exchange
A group of students from Sitka are in Kodiak this week for the second half of an exchange with the Woody Island tribe. Like many exchange programs, this one aims to foster better understanding between two cultures. But it also could help preserve traditions lost to either side, and foster healing between two cultures with a difficult history.
Sitka Mural Urges ‘Respect,’ Addresses Domestic Violence
Inside the University of Alaska Southeast in Sitka, a team of volunteers has been painting for the last week. Their work will be assembled into a mural designed to highlight a serious community issue: Domestic violence.
Alaska Municipal League Wraps Up in Sitka
Meetings of the Alaska Municipal League wrap up Friday. About 100 mayors, city administrators and other community leaders are in Sitka for the organization’s summer conference, where it lays out priorities for next winter’s legislative session.
ADF&G Will Remove Invasive Sea Squirt From Sitka Harbor
The State of Alaska plans to remove an invasive species of sea squirt from Sitka’s Whiting Harbor. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game will slip bags over nearly 100 nets that are part of an oyster farm in Whiting Harbor.
Park Service, Sitka Tribe Explore Cultural Center Partnership
National Park officials were in Sitka this week to meet with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. The two governments are attempting to forge a partnership that would keep a cultural center open at Sitka National Historical Park.
Sitka Ordnance Turns Out to be Boat Part
The missile-like object found on John Brown’s Beach in Sitka earlier this month is a dud. In fact, it’s not a missile at all, but rather a piece of aluminum pipe, most likely off the back of a commercial fishing boat.
Visitor Makes ‘Explosive’ Find on Sitka Beach
John Brown’s Beach in Sitka is closed, and an explosives team from the U.S. Department of Defense is expected in town this week to take a look at what appears to be a small, old missile at the north end of Japonski Island.
Visitor Makes ‘Explosive’ Find on Sitka Beach
At some low tide pretty soon, the bomb squad will take a look at something a tourist discovered on the tide flats at the end of the Sitka airport runway.