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Missing Angoon Boater Found Dead on Oct. 28

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Stedman Staying Out Of Majority Coalition

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From Sitka to Juneau, JKT's Remarkable Rise

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Sentinel Staff Writer

Wednesday, November 4

Sub-legal Moose Boon for STA Traditional Foods

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JKT Campaign Claims He's Elected Governor

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is pictured on Japonski Island on January 17, about a month before declaring his candidacy for governor.
Citing the Alaska Division of Elections' latest vote count showing Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka with more than 50% of first-choice votes, Kreiss-Tomkins' campaign issued a press release this morning titled: "Kreiss-Tomkins elected thirteenth...
By Sentinel Staff
6 minutes ago
The cruise ships Crystal Symphony and Silver Whisper and the seiners Magnus Martens and Obsession are pictured in Eastern Anchorage.

Committees Recommit To Cruise Dock Rules

Sitka’s Planning and Tourism Commission members are staying the course on creating an ordinance to regulate cruise ship dock development in Sitka, to address the community-wide impacts of cruise ship facilities here. The two bodies spent three...

By ANNA LAFFREY
Sentinel Staff Writer

10 minutes ago
FLIGHTS GROUNDED - The Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport security area is gated shut this afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide earlier today. This is the second time flights across the country have been grounded since the Sept. 11 attacks. Officials first cited "extraordinary circumstances" which has be linked to communication issues at several regional air traffic control centers.

Flights Grounded

FLIGHTS GROUNDED - The Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport security area is gated shut this afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide earlier today. This is the second time flights across the country have been...
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Sitkans of all ages sing together on stage at the Performing Arts Center Sunday, April 19, 2026. Sitka Community Choir will present its fall concert 6 p.m. Sunday at Sitka Performing Arts Center.

City Choir to Present Expanded Repertoire

Sitka Community Choir will present its fall concert 6 p.m. Sunday at Sitka Performing Arts Center. The 45-minute concert will showcase an eclectic range of styles,  including Mozart, folk,  Spanish a cappella and country...
BY ELIZABETH STENSAA
Special to the Sentinel
20 minutes ago

Finance Reports City Fund Higher-Than-Expected

City Finance Director Brooke Volschenk reported higher-than-expected general fund revenues, more than $250,000 in collected back sales tax and a struggling airport terminal fund in her quarterly report to the Assembly at Tuesday’s...

By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer

24 minutes ago
Although the goal is to buy as many pounds of fish as they can, said Matt Houser, manager at Sea Level Seafoods, “the focus is quality pounds, and the best quality seafood we can send around the world.”

Home-grown Plant Manager Has Banner Year

Longtime Wrangell fisherman Matt Houser is wrapping up his first season as general manager of Sea Level Seafoods, where he’s focused on serving a fleet of 145 trollers, gillnetters, longliners and crabbers, and overseeing up to 60 workers who...

By ANNA LAFFREY
for the Wrangell Sentinel

42 minutes ago
Sports

Monroe Rams Down Sitka Wolves

The state’s third-ranked 3A Monroe Catholic Lady Rams stymied the sixth-ranked Sitka Lady Wolves in their opening match at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Volleyball State 3A Championships on Thursday at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center,...

By KLAS STOLPE
Juneau Independent
29 minutes ago

Sports Calendar: 11/13/26

Today, Nov. 12 1:30 p.m. Sitka High girls take on Monroe in the first round of the 2026 ASAA 3A Volleyball State Championships @ the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage Friday, Nov. 13 Sitka High wrestlers compete @ Palmer Drama, Debate and...
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Sitka High School's Payton Bergman pins Mt. Edgecumbe High School's Kaija Donath during a dual meet Tuesday night at Sitka High School.

SHS Wrestlers Top Braves at Dual Meet

Sitka High Wolves wrested a dual meet win from Mt. Edgecumbe High School on Tuesday at Sitka High, finishing on top as a team, 45-36 over the visiting Braves. Sitka sophomore Peyton Bergman won both her matches over Mt. Edgecumbe competitors. At...

By ANNA LAFFREY
Sentinel Staff Writer

Yesterday at 7:21 PM
Sitka sophomore Addie Marx (7) watches as her spike goes between Mt. Edgecumbe junior Kasia Barnes (6, from Koliganek) and senior Marliee Chris (16, from Big Lake) in the Alaska Airlines Region V 3A Championship game in Juneau's George Houston Gymnasium, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.

Sitka Volleyball Readies For State Championship

Just after taking home the Region V title, Sitka High volleyball players jump back into action again this afternoon, playing the best teams in the state. “I’m just excited to play more,” said Wolves senior Bristol Clifton. The sixth-seed Wolves...

By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer

Yesterday at 7:21 PM
FOR THE RECORD - Sitka High's speedy 400 free relay hold up their medals after their win Saturday at the state swimming champions, where the Wolves boys team placed second overall and set a new school record at 3:10.93. They are, from left, Corin Colliver, Zach Martens, Ben Lihou and Tommy McCarthy.

For The Record

FOR THE RECORD - Sitka High's speedy 400 free relay hold up their medals after their win Saturday at the state swimming champions, where the Wolves boys team placed second overall and set a new school record at 3:10.93. They are, from left, Corin...
Yesterday at 7:21 PM
Community News

Climate Connection: Biochar for Carbon Storage

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Biochar for Carbon Storage Last week, I called the fossil fuel industry’s advocacy for carbon capture and storage into question as a feasible climate solution. Today, I advocate for a carbon storage technique that we could employ locally, with...

Sitkans Step Out Saturday To Show They Can Dance
NOEMI NEJEDLA
Special to the Sentinel
Yesterday at 7:26 PM
Death Notices
Yesterday at 7:25 PM
Fiber Friends Meet Nov. 14
Yesterday at 7:24 PM
Tlingit Culture Holds Solutions To Changing Climate
IRIS SEGAL
Special to the Sentinel
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Police blotter

Police Blotter
November 13, 2026

Police Blotter Sitka Police Department logged the following calls Thursday. Thursday, November 12 A wallet that had been found was turned in to police, who returned it to its owner. A civil dispute over child custody was reported. Police...

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Obituaries
Dave Turcott Dies at 81; Memorial to Be Nov. 8
Long-time Sitka resident Dave Turcott passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of August 29, 2026, at the age of 81. Although he had been diagnosed with cancer and was in treatment, he was responding well and had a good prognosis....
Thursday, November 5
Dennis C. Bernhoft Dies; Service to be Wednesday
Dennis Charles Bernhoft, a longtime Sitka psychologist, passed away in Sitka on Oct. 20, 2026. A potluck service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4, celebrating what would have been his 67th birthday. It will be noon to 2 p.m. at 700 Katlian St. Suite...
Monday, November 2
Aaron D. Wrenn Dies at 59; Was Former Sitka Resident
Aaron D. Wrenn, of Wasilla, Alaska, died on August 7, 2026 from a long battle with cancer, he was 59 years old. Aaron was born June 20, 1967 at Mt. Edgecumbe hospital, he was the 8th child of Wayne and Selina Wrenn. He attended Sitka High School...
Thursday, October 29
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Wayne C. Bowers Dies; Business Owner was 69
Wayne Cameron Bowers, a construction company owner, fisherman, and a 24-year Sitka resident, died August 11 of a heart condition in Burien, Washington. He was 69. No services are scheduled at this time. Wayne was born June 22, 1957, in Chapel...
Friday, October 23
Alaska News

Medicaid work rules don’t apply to Native Americans. They could still lose coverage.

CHEROKEE, N.C. — Two months before the deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, states had yet to receive detailed guidance from federal health officials on how to exclude Native Americans from those rules, leading to a patchwork of eligibility checks that pose challenges for qualified enrollees trying to keep their health insurance. President Donald […]
By Andrew Jones, Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, KFF Health News
6 hours ago

Commentary: Chugach moose population has sharply declined. Is a hunt to blame?

Once upon a time—and really not so long ago—a mountain valley just east of Anchorage was the best place in Alaska, and likely the world, for people to watch and photograph large numbers of moose. Better even than Denali National Park, famous for its moose population. Dozens of cows and big-antlered bulls would gather in […]
By Bill Sherwonit
Yesterday at 8:00 PM

In Alaska’s legislative elections, a handful of races remain undecided nail-biters

In the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, candidates in two different Alaska House of Representatives elections are separated by five votes, according to preliminary, partial ranked choice runoff data published by the Alaska Division of Elections on Wednesday night. The winners of those two races are not expected to change the balance of power in the Alaska House, […]
By James Brooks
Yesterday at 5:27 PM
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Sitka Yesterday
November 13, 2026

Sitka Forecast

For tonight expect a low of 43 degrees with a 50 percent chance of rain. On Saturday, a high of 50 degrees, and an overnight low of 45, with rain, and on Sunday more rain and temperatures ranging from 50 to an overnight low of 40. On Monday, yet more rain and temperatures ranging from 46 to an overnight low of 38 degrees.

Sitka Weather

Temperatures ranged from 34 to 47degrees and .10 inch of rain was logged in the 24 hours ending at midnight. last night, the National Weather Service reports.

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National news
Planes sit on the tarmac at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in DFW Airport, Texas, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A sudden FAA ground stop strands teams and throws the sports weekend into chaos

The Federal Aviation Administration's decision to ground all flights nationwide Friday has thrown the sports world into chaos. NBA, NHL and college teams are stranded as they try to reach their …
By DAVE SKRETTA
2 hours ago
First responders work the scene after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Brooklyn building collapse raises questions about city oversight and safety precautions

A deadly building collapse in Brooklyn has raised concerns about New York City's oversight of construction sites. Eight people died Wednesday when a three-story building fell into an excavation pit. …
By DAVID A. LIEB, SCOTT BAUER, JACK BROOK and MICHAEL R. SISAK
2 hours ago
FILE - A Federal Aviation Administration logo is displayed in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

The Latest: FAA grounds all flights nationwide due to communications problems

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon due to communications problems at regional air traffic control centers, an FAA notice said. The ground stop was …
By The Associated Press
2 hours ago
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is stacked and prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX’s attempt for a Starship double catch is thwarted when the booster ends up in Gulf of Mexico

SpaceX’s attempt to recover its entire Starship rocket back at its Texas launch pad has been thwarted. The first-stage booster malfunctioned just minutes into the flight Friday and ended up in the …
By MARCIA DUNN
2 hours ago
International
FILE - A Microsoft logo and sign outside the Microsoft Visitor Center are seen at the company's headquarters Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Microsoft outage hits companies and governments worldwide as it struggles to restore services

Microsoft is dealing with a major outage affecting services like Outlook and Teams. The issue has impacted users, companies, and some government operations globally. On Friday, Microsoft said it was …
By CHAN HO-HIM
3 hours ago
Pope Leo XIV catches a stuffed lion as he arrives to lead a prayer vigil at the National Stadium in Lima, on the seventh day of his twelve-day apostolic journey to South America, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Peru's Chiclayo welcomes its former shepherd home, and revels in pope's love

Church organizers say as many as a million people could turn out for Pope Leo XIV’s first big Mass in Peru, being held Friday morning on a massive field outside Chiclayo, his former diocese. …
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and NICOLE WINFIELD
3 hours ago
FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar gestures as he is greeted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Hungarian authorities recover $19.5 million in cash during investigation into Orbán-era minister

Hungarian authorities have recovered around $19.5 million in hidden cash as part of an investigation into an ex-minister under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The National Asset Recovery and …
By JUSTIN SPIKE
3 hours ago
FILE - An F15 is towed from the main runway at RAF Lakenheath, home of the British-based USAF 48th Fighter Wing, April, 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Drone activity over US base in Britain prompts security response, US military says

U.S. and U.K. defense officials say unauthorized drone activity prompted a security response at an American base in Britain, but the situation has been “resolved. The U.S. Air Force in Europe …
By EMMA BURROWS and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
3 hours ago