Author Archives: KRBD Staff
Five stranded bear hunters rescued on POW
Five hunters from the Lower 48 found themselves stranded Sunday when low tide grounded their skiff. more
Lingcod sportfishing season starts Thursday
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Monday announced the lingcod sportfishing season for southern Southeast Alaska starts May 16 and lasts through November 30th. more
Local organization distributes Red Apples
Two Ketchikan residents and a local group were honored Wednesday during the annual Delta Kappa Gamma Red Apple Awards. The recipients are Karen Taylor, Bob McClory and the Ketchikan Younglife organization. more
Tour guides get their own tour of Misty Fiords

On a beautiful, sunny, calm, warm day, a tour boat left downtown Ketchikan, headed toward Misty Fiords National Monument. But this tour boat had no tourists on board. It was full of tour guides. more
SEAPA CEO talks about services, communication

Officials with the Southeast Alaska Power Agency are working on ways to improve the agency’s image, and get information to the public about what SEAPA does and why they believe maintaining the agency is important. more
Longtime local veterinary clinic shuts its doors
Ketchikan’s first, and for many years the only veterinary clinic closed suddenly last week in a move that surprised both its clients and its employees. more
Borough Assembly doesn’t comment on district budget
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly introduced the borough and the school district’s budgets Monday. more
SEAPA analysis effort nixed, at least for now
A push by the Wrangell Assembly to move forward sooner rather than later on an analysis of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency hit a roadblock Thursday when the Ketchikan City Council rescinded its support of the idea. more
AMHS kicks off 50th anniversary in Ketchikan

While 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts blew a typical Southeast Alaska heavy, soaking, horizontal rain outside, there was a party going on inside one of the Alaska Marine Highway System’s oldest vessels. more
Council Member Coose: Rescind SEAPA analysis
A motion to rescind support for an analysis of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency is on the Ketchikan City Council agenda Thursday. more



CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER 30S INCREASING TO THE UPPER 40S. 
