Sitka is marking the 150th anniversary of Russia selling the Alaska Territory to the United States with special events and celebrations from March to October. Photo Credit: Jocelyn Pride Alaska is ...

The United States Coast Guard responded to an overturned vessel near Sitka, Alaska on Tuesday evening, where they found two people dead and rescued three others. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew ...

SITKA, Alaska -- The Coast Guard is searching for four missing people after a luxury charter fishing boat sank off the coast of Alaska, ABC News reported. Rescuers located one deceased individual near ...

Alaska foodies, take note: If you haven’t been to Sitka, your palate is missing out. Sitka has more places to eat than it does miles of road, with selections to satisfy picky eaters and gourmands ...

Voters in Sitka, Alaska, have rejected a proposal to limit cruise tourism. During a special election on Wednesday, 73 percent of voters rejected the ballot measure that would have capped cruise ...

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Russian adventurer Anatoly Kazakevich sailed into town on a double-hulled inflatable sailboat Monday morning, completing the last leg of an 8,000-mile journey to Sitka from the ...

The small red plastic sign on the wall behind the Avis car-rental counter set off alarm bells in my brain: “A cleaning fee may be charged due to fish smell or having animals in the car or trunk.” ...

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA, ALASKA RELATING TO THE PROPOSED "PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS ACT" AND URGING DEFENSE OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS WHEREAS, the City and Borough of Sitka ...

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Sitka could see nearly a half-million cruise ship visitors next year after a new docking agreement was announced with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. The deal between the cruise line ...

Alaska reaches a historical milestone this week. On March 30th – 150 years ago – America signed a treaty to purchase Alaska from Russia. Seward’s Day commemorates the man who brokered the $7.2 million ...