Today, and nearly every day at 2:45 p.m., Lord-Wild records Elfin Cove’s temperature and precipitation, and sends them off to the National Weather Service.
KCAW - Sitka
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Coast Guard rescues 4 from life raft off Cape Ommaney
A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Air Station Sitka rescued four people after their boat began taking on water late on Nov. 10.
Well-known white-eared bear found dead of gunshot wound in Sitka neighborhood
The sow was the fourteenth brown bear killed in Sitka this season, and the second killed by a resident rather than by wildlife authorities.
Sitka committee wants to bring back bear task force after lethal season for brown bears
Sitka’s Fish & Game Advisory Committee wants to revive a local bear working group to look for solutions to the high number of kills in the community this season.
Health care jobs took the lead in Southeast Alaska’s private-sector economy in 2020, report says
Health care jobs accounted for 12% of all wages in Southeast Alaska in 2020.
In the time of COVID, Sitka’s ‘bread guy’ is building community one loaf at a time
For Andrew Jylkka, starting a micro bakery in a new city in the middle of a pandemic only cemented his commitment to keep community and connection at the forefront of his business.