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Metlakatla Indian Community constructs new shellfish testing lab
The space will help the tribe monitor for paralytic shellfish toxins. The project was funded by a grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Ketchikan’s borough assembly condemns discriminatory remarks made by planning commissioner
The assembly is requesting they resign after making racist comments against Ketchikan Indian Community in a public meeting last week.
KRBD hosts on-air candidate forums
(Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) Last week, KRBD’s news team hosted live, on-air forums with the...
KRBD’s 2026 Election Center
We want to help you get informed for Ketchikan's upcoming municipal election.
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KRBD’s 2026 Election Center
We want to help you get informed for Ketchikan's upcoming municipal election.
KRBD Lauches Community Survey to Collect Strategic Feedback
We’re asking the questions that will shape our next few years. We’d love your answers....
KRBD 50 Year History Moments with Dave Kiffer
Have you been keeping up with the story? If you’ve missed a moment or two, don’t...
Get the KRBD App available for Apple and Android
KRBD has an App! Search “KRBD” in your App Store or Google Play Store and download the...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Olympia, Washington based comic Sam Miller tours Southeast
Comedian Sam Miller, known for dealing frankly on issues of addiction and incarceration, is...
The dangers of screen use and what it does to your brain
Residential Youth & Community (RYC) provides behavioral health services for youth and young...
An interview with Biriba Union
Biriba Union is performing in Ketchikan. Stephanie Patton spoke with Mike Block, a member of the...
Community Reports
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Ketchikan Wellness Coalition Report
Hear about KWC activities during Filipino-American History Month, a special Dolly Parton’s...
First City Players Report
The Divas and Divos fundraiser is this Saturday and tickets are still available. They also are in...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of more than 550 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and on Prince of Wales...
Southeast News
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Sitka gaining jobs as resident workforce shrinks
In the past year, Sitka gained 150 new jobs and $37 million dollars in wages. When Meilani Schijvens of Rain Coast Data presented her annual update on behalf of the Sitka Economic Development Association, “The State of Sitka’s...
Sitka Assembly votes to make ADUs easier to build
Adrienne Wilber stands in front of her half-finished ADU in the corner of her parent’s lot in 2021. (KCAW/McKinstry) Finding housing in Sitka is tough. There aren’t enough affordable units, the seasonal nature of the community...
City of Sitka to offer municipal administrator position to Gerrie Cotter
Gerrie Cotter at a meet-and-greet with Sitkans on September 18, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) The Sitka Assembly will offer the municipal administrator job to Gerrie Cotter. At its meeting on Tuesday, it directed city staff to negotiate...
Alaska News
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A focus on maintenance and administrative fixes would improve tribal water service, report says
A GAO report makes recommendations about ways to help ensure dependable access to water for tribal...
The Anchorage Weekender: a homegrown hero documentary, an orchard festival and 7 more events
The changing weather is no reason to stay home.
Indigenous observations improve computer modeling of changes in the Arctic, UAF study says
Researchers have been working with a network of local observers to better track and predict...
NPR
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In one of their last votes before November, Senate GOP blocks effort to end Iran war
The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans...
RFK Jr.’s ethics filing reveals book deals worth millions of dollars
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s annual financial disclosure revealed he has...
Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year
Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran...
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