A creek 45 miles northeast of Sitka is getting a makeover this summer. The U.S. Forest Service approved the Muri Creek Stream ...

“It was the biggest tree fire I’ve ever seen in Alaska,” says Sitka Fire Chief Craig Warren, of Monday evening’s blaze (1-6-25) in Sitka National Historical Park. The fire started in a 35-foot snag ...

It is believed the name derives from two Old English words: alr or alre, meaning an alder tree, and wic, meaning village. This roughly translates to Aldridge's name meaning the 'village among the ...