Daily Sitka Sentinel

Fish Distribution Ahead for STA

Sitka Tribe of Alaska will host a fish distribution for Tribal Citizens noon-3 p.m. Sept. 11 at Sitka Cold Storage, 611 Katlian Street. Elders w…

The USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand following its Middle East deployment

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has arrived in eastern Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East. Associated Press jour…

Sitka High School Welcomes Back Students

If you ask one of the 84 Sitka High freshmen about their first day of school, they might mention a faculty-related scavenger hunt, career explor…

Death toll rises to 38 from Russia

The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war’s deadliest attack so far this year, rose to 38 with four people still…

Saturday Book Give-Away Honors Dolly Library

Sitka Kids and Old Harbor Books will celebrate Dolly Parton

Russia says it launched a

Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine, targeting nine cities with missiles and drones. The assault began Wednesday night and continued…

About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet

U.S. officials report about 90 U.S. citizens remain unaccounted for after catastrophic flash floods hit a border area of China and Nepal. Wednes…

Kurds weigh hope and caution as Syria’s SDF dissolves and joins the state military

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have officially dissolved, with their fighters integrating into Syria

Peru court hands lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender

A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an In…

Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. America’s economy says otherwise.

U.S. President Donald Trump says the country does not need Canada. But every day, roughly 4 million barrels of Canadian crude oil flow south, he…

A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state

A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York has advanced from the primary for Alaska’s lone House seat. Eric Hafner is a registere…

Sitka YesterdayAugust 26, 2026

20 YEARS AGO August 2006 U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex Azar presented SEARHC with a $1.5 million check for continued supp…

Alaska Supreme Court to rule on question of bias in ballot measure language

The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday on legal challenges brought by two groups on opposing sides of the state’s current rank…

Open Sewing Session Sept. 5

Ocean Wave Quilters sponsors a free open sewing session 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at United Methodist Church. All are invited to atte…

More than 50 kidnapped after violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead

The United Nations says armed men have killed at least 47 people and kidnapped over 50 others near Haiti’s capital. This attack, which occurred…

A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, a family spokesperson says

A Montana man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana. That

Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates

Canada struck back at the United States with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products,…

Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has announced the group