Robert Woolsey KCAW - Sitka

Anchorage, AK
March 4, 2024

40 years in the making, Angoon hydroelectric project wins $27M in federal funding

Angoon’s 500 residents have long relied on diesel for power, paying somewhere between four and eight times more for electricity than the national average….

Anchorage, AK
December 11, 2023

The ‘upside down’ economics of Alaska keeps supply at a minimum, and the demand for new homes is high.

Alaska ranks 45th out of all states in per capita new housing construction, building about two new units per thousand people on average….

Anchorage, AK
November 22, 2023

Federal court finds that Kake’s urgent hunt was legal under ANILCA

The ruling by the United States District Court of Alaska earlier this month further strengthens the federal government’s position in subsistence management in Alaska….

Anchorage, AK
November 17, 2023

When the Coast Guard helicopter crashed in Southeast Alaska, first on the scene was the fishing crew that came to save

The Lydia Marie, a 44-foot wooden troller based in Wrangell, began taking on water around 8 p.m. Monday in the rough seas of Frederick…

Anchorage, AK
November 9, 2023

The co-creator behind the Alaska’s PFD program wants the reinstatement of an individual tax on income

State Rep. Cliff Groh was a 28-year old legislative aide in 1982 when he helped draft the legislation establishing the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend….

Anchorage, AK
October 20, 2023

Alaska labor shortages predicted to continue as Boomers get older out of the workforce

There are roughly two jobs open for everyone looking for work in Alaska….

Anchorage, AK
September 20, 2023

Southeast Trollers could surpass 1 million cohos during the extended season

Last year, the story of summer trolling was a remarkable chum harvest. This year, silvers are in the spotlight….

Anchorage, AK
August 31, 2023

Sitka’s boom in tourism has resulted in an astonishing increase in the number of cigarettes butts

What started as a community cleanup has become a legitimate scientific study….

Anchorage, AK
August 18, 2023

In the event of a financial house on fire and a house on fire, Stedman warns against the risk of overdrawing in the Permanent Fund to pay dividends

“People in the financial arena recognized the fire alarm is starting to ring,” Stedman said….

Anchorage, AK
August 16, 2023

Long-awaited Angoon hydro project can proceed, if funding can be found

In late June, the U.S. Forest Service granted a permit for a small-scale hydro plant on Thayer Creek….

Anchorage, AK
August 2, 2023

There was plenty of fish However, fishermen were scarce Southeast Alaska’s very first summer King opening

The 12-day season saw more chinook landed than expected, despite fewer boats being on the water….

Anchorage, AK
July 26, 2023

Sitka’s donation network for seafood links abundance and scarcity in Western Alaska

The pandemic and the salmon crash have been a one-two punch for many communities in Western Alaska….