Local News
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Marine Fire Follow-Up
The early morning fire Sept. 15 that destroyed much of the Marine Bar building was started by an...
WPSD receives $608k grant
The Wrangell school district will receive a $608,000 grant for a new virtual-reality-based program...
Wrangell Board and Committee Vacancies
There are five openings on three separate Wrangell Municipal boards and commissions, with the...
Local Election Coverage
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S.R. Privett III 2026 assembly candidate
S.R. Privett the third, better known as Reme, is making his first run for public office. The...
Jayme Howell 2026 school board candidate
Jayme Howell is running for a seat on the school board in next month’s municipal election. The...
Job Openings
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KSTK Station Manager Position Open
KSTK is hiring a part-time Station Manager to lead and support the station. KSTK is a local...
Southeast News
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City of Sitka to offer municipal administrator position to Gerrie Cotter
Gerrie Cotter at a meet-and-greet with Sitkans on September 18, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) The Sitka Assembly will offer the municipal administrator job to Gerrie Cotter. At its meeting on Tuesday, it directed city staff to negotiate...
Sitka Assembly votes to make ADUs easier to build
Adrienne Wilber stands in front of her half-finished ADU in the corner of her parent’s lot in 2021. (KCAW/McKinstry) Finding housing in Sitka is tough. There aren’t enough affordable units, the seasonal nature of the community...
Metlakatla Indian Community constructs new shellfish testing lab
The new space will allow the tribe to monitor for paralytic shellfish toxins, or neurotoxins that...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Construction crews crush gravel for the King Cove road as a lawsuit winds through the...
Fish and Game kills 3 brown bears in South Anchorage after reports of property damage, trash can feedings
Fish and Game officials killed a male brown bear in the Rabbit Creek neighborhood Tuesday morning after reports of a bear breaking into garages, vehicles and even pushing in the door of a house. A week prior, officials killed a...
Construction begins on first section of controversial road from King Cove to Cold Bay
A court denied an environmental group’s request to halt construction on a section of road that lies outside the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
NPR
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OpenAI’s breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was extremely concerned about OpenAI ‘s breach of an...
Fears of return to war grow in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Fears are growing of a return to war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, just four years after a...
Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii
Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rain and mudslides after Polo became a major hurricane....
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Regular Borough Assembly Meeting of September 22, 2026
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met in Assembly Chambers for a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Read the agenda and listen to the meeting here.
Regular Borough Assembly Meeting for Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Tuesday, September 08, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDERa. PLEDGE OF...
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting & Tsunami Presentation 8-25-2026
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met in Assembly Chambers on Tuesday, August 25th, for a Tsunami...
