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UnCruise cancels Ketchikan port call because of community’s COVID-19 spike
The UnCruise-branded Legacy ship carrying 50-odd passengers would’ve been Ketchikan’s first cruise ship since 2019.
Streaming concerts, virtual visits: Everyday life disrupted by Ketchikan pandemic surge
Schoenbar Middle School Music Director Jamie Karlson says she was looking forward to a live audience at the school's band concert. "I'm trying to be strong. It was a big, big bummer," she said.
Ketchikan king salmon derby canceled due to concern over wild fish stocks
“There is more concern in 2021 for the Behm Canal wild stocks than in 2018 when the derby was first canceled,” state biologist Kelly Reppert said.
Ketchikan school board set to hear pandemic update as COVID-19 outbreak shutters two schools
School district officials said in a statement Tuesday that Houghtaling Elementary will close for at least the rest of the week. Schoenbar Middle School will also be closed to students for the rest of the week.
Station Highlights
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KRBD’s 25th Annual 4th of July Raffle
Tickets are on sale now for KRBD's 4th of July Raffle! 1st Prize: $10,000 from KRBD. Click through for more info or to buy tickets online.
Stories @ Latitude 56 (The Radio Edition)
KRBD and the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council have teamed up to bring you a pandemic-style version of the popular KAAHC's Stories @ Latitude 56.
KRBD Committee Meeting
The KRBD Board of Directors Finance Committee will meet at 6 p.m. May 14, 2021, by...
Live Day 2021
It's KRBD's 45th Birthday, and we're celebrating with an afternoon of live performances via Zoom! Sign up by Monday, May 17th.
Morning Edition Interviews
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Kayhi senior represents Alaska in Google Doodle contest
Autumn Yoder’s entry in a Doodle for Google contest was selected to represent Alaska in the...
Hoage gives details about Ketchikan’s “very high” pandemic risk level
Abner Hoage with Ketchikan’s Emergency Operations Center gives details about COVID cases in...
Torres to film original work in Ketchikan
Former Ketchikan resident and film student Emilio Torres is returning to the First City this...
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation
Victoria Merritt with the Craig Parks and Recreation report for May 14.
Arts Council Report
Due to the “very high” pandemic risk level, the Arts Council Office is closed to the...
Museum report
With the COVID-19 risk level raised, Ketchikan’s museums are closed, but you can still visit...
Southeast News
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Garbage fires spur new shipping regulations, but who will pay the price?
The last time an open-topped Sitka garbage container caught fire was 2016 (pictured above)....
Assembly issues RFP seeking bids on hospital property
SEARHC operates its long-term care unit in the former Sitka Community Hospital building. SEARHC...
Sealaska shareholders consider election reforms
A Sealaska corporate logo adorns the roof of the Southeast Alaska Native corporation’s...
Alaska News
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Anchorage man arrested at US-Canada border refuses to leave Fairbanks jail
An Anchorage man who was arrested last weekend for refusing to leave a checkpoint on the Alaska...
Alaska to end $300 per week unemployment payments
Alaska will join at least a dozen other states in ending an extra payment to workers filing for...
Dunbar says he is unlikely to overcome Bronson lead in Anchorage mayor race
Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar talks with supporters at Taku Lake on April 24. He and...
NPR
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Some Afghans Dread The Departure Of Foreign Forces. Others See It As Liberation
Some Kabul residents fear a Taliban takeover. Others are eager for the departure of troops they...
‘This Is Not Yet Over,’ Netanyahu Says, After Israel Hits Urban Areas Of Gaza
Some of the most intense attacks hit the Gaza Strip Thursday night. But the clashes also brought...
What To Make Of The Yankees Outbreak? Scientists Say: Don’t Panic, We Expected This
The New York Yankees have reported eight “breakthrough” cases among vaccinated staff...
