Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater could help communities prepare for new waves of infections before public health officials see rising cases.
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Neighbors shaken but unhurt after 4-year-old fires AK-47 in Sitka trailer court
The Sitka Police Department can provide gun locks for people who need them.
On a quiet Alaska Day, Sitka’s Indigenous voices rise on Castle Hill for reconciliation
Since 2017, a growing group of Sitkans has held a mourning ceremony on Alaska Day at the bottom of Castle Hill while the transfer ceremony takes place at the top.
Tenakee Springs reports 1st COVID-19 case
The man had no symptoms of coronavirus when he tested positive.
‘We’re back to square one’: Sitka seeks private capital for public haulout after denial of federal grant
A $6.5 million federal grant would have covered 80-percent of the estimated costs for a new haulout, but those funds did not come through.
Yakutat officials ask residents to get tested for COVID-19 after several visitors test positive
Some of the visitors started showing symptoms while in Yakutat. Others did not show symptoms, and others had symptoms once they left.