Local News
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Ketchikan business nationally spotlighted for serving up Alaskan oysters
The Alaskan Oyster Shack was just featured in Food & Wine magazine for having one of the best dishes of the month.
Southeast Island School District welcomes all new principals
Both educators started their jobs with the district earlier this summer.
Riley Gass files to run for reelection to Ketchikan City Council
Sitting Ketchikan City Council member Riley Gass has served two terms. He's running for a three-year seat.
Rob Holston files to run for Ketchikan’s school board
Rob Holston filed to run for a three-year seat on Ketchikan’s school board.
Station Highlights
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KRBD’s news team is hosting live candidate forums
Have questions about the candidates running in the upcoming municipal election? Want to know more...
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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PeaceHealth Report
Hear about patient financial assistance options and an upcoming open house. Kate Govaars and...
Ketchikan Public Library Report
There preview concerts/discussions by Sitka Music Festival and Island Music, Senior Tech Time is...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of more than 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and on Prince of Wales...
Southeast News
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Firefighters extinguish UTV fire
Firefighters tamped out a parked off-road vehicle after it caught fire Monday afternoon (9-14-26).In an interview with KCAW, Sitka Fire Department Engineer Zach Carlson said shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, the fire hall responded...
Team recovers Coast Guard helicopter from Harbor Mountain
(KCAW Staff) A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter that crashed earlier this summer in Sitka has been recovered, and will be transported to North Carolina.The MH-60 Jayhawk from Air Station Sitka went down on June 22 during a training...
Fire department battling flames at the Marine Bar
The Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department is working to put out a large fire that broke out at the...
Alaska News
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2 die in plane crash departing moose camp near Aniak
The plane appears to have crashed in a wooded area near the village under unknown circumstances.
Sullivan’s trawl bycatch bill clears a U.S. Senate committee
The pollock fishery’s accidental catch of other fish is a hot topic in Alaska’s Senate race. Among trawl critics, opinions vary about the impact of the bill.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Investigators release early findings after a plane crash that killed eight last month.
NPR
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OpenAI flags new concerning AI behavior, to track model misalignment regularly
OpenAI has disclosed six reports on unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence...
Here’s why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths. One medical examiner has a...
House passes Russia sanctions, sending bill named for Lindsey Graham to Trump’s desk
The legislation was named for the late South Carolina Republican. It gives the president authority...
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