Local News
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Forest Service releases Record of Decision for South Revilla timber project
The Record of Decision states that work on the project can begin immediately.
Filing period opens for Ketchikan city and borough elections
Candidacy filing for Ketchikan’s October 6 municipal elections opened Monday.
Metlakatla Indian Community awarded over $16M for fish hatchery improvements
The money will be used for infrastructure improvements to the Tamgas Creek Hatchery.
State denies Ketchikan tribe’s request to open green crab fishery
Among other reasons, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game cited a lack of evidence that the invasive species has contributed to environmental changes.
Station Highlights
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Virgin Voyages 2026 Caribbean Cruise RadioActive Giveaway
Something wonderful has happened! Virgin Voyages, whose ship, The Brilliant Lady, has been sailing...
RadioActive: KRBD’s Summer Member Drive Runs July 25th – August 15th
RadioActive is KRBD’s Summer Member Drive! It kicks off on July 25 on-air and ends on August...
Congratulations KRBD Fourth of July Raffle Winners!
Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket for our 30th Annual Fourth of July Raffle! With your...
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....
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 Chamber of Commerce report
Hear about a special Adventure Tours visit to the SSRAA hatchery this Saturday. It’s free...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of almost 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area, on Prince of Wales Island,...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
Sounds like it may be a sunny week. We’ll see. Meteorologist Britton Musall gives the...
Southeast News
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Some service recovered following last week’s phone outage in Sitka
ACS works to get phone lines back up in Sitka after a truck clipped a utility line on Friday (KCAW/McKenney) Phone calls for some Sitkans were still spotty Monday (8-3-26) after an accident on Sawmill Creek Road knocked out...
Occupational therapists offer kid-led playtime for Sitka’s neurodiverse youth
Nine-year-old Avery plays at the Neurodiverse Physical Activity Group at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School. (KCAW/Salemo) Nine-year-old Avery rests a thin foldable mat on his shoulders. Its two ends point straight ahead, like...
Bearfest 2026
Bearfest opens Thursday and will run for four days. There will be workshops and symposiums and...
Alaska News
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Authorities arrest an arson suspect in connection with wildfires in Spokane
The suspect was arrested in connection with one of three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced nearly a quarter of the city’s residents.
After two years empty, Juneau’s Marie Drake building will soon get new life
The city is preparing to relocate its Parks and Recreation facilities maintenance division from its current location at the Mount Jumbo gym on Douglas Island.
President Donald Trump is denouncing mail-in voting. Alaska Republicans are doing it anyway.
Through July 31, the Alaska Division of Elections reported that 9,981 Alaskans had requested...
NPR
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The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine
The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic...
Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein
A report from Senate Democrats accuses big banks of failing to report suspicious money transfers...
Europe heat wave fuels drought, fires and energy fears
Europe’s heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the...
NOAA
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