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Ketchikan Visitors Bureau asks for community feedback on how tourism impacts residents
People can submit complaints, compliments or concerns to the Visitors Bureau regarding the ways they see tourism affect their daily lives.
Future of closed Ketchikan school buildings remains unknown
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly will determine the future use of the now-closed Fawn Mountain and Point Higgins elementary schools in the coming months.
Man found deceased near Deer Mountain trail
State Troopers received a notification Sunday night that a man was lost near Deer Mountain Trail without food, water or proper clothing.
Independent US House candidate Bill Hill talks cost of living and protecting the Alaska lifestyle during visit to Ketchikan
Bill Hill is currently one of the top contenders to unseat Republican Rep. Nick Begich III.
Station Highlights
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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’s Annual Fourth of July Raffle Starts Now
Tickets are available for KRBD’s Annual Fourth of July raffle and the prizes this year are...
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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Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) Hear about...
Ketchikan Public Library Report
It’s not too late to sign up for the Summer Reading Program, an adult chess tournament for...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of the nearly 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and other services offered...
Southeast News
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As bear season kicks off in Sitka, ADF&G biologist lays out management protocol
Cadets from the Public Safety Training Academy learn how to skin a bear that was shot by a Sitka resident in 2017. (KCAW/Cameron Clark) Law enforcement euthanized two more bears in Sitka, bringing the total to five this season....
Assembly suggests $1M plan to tackle Sitka’s childcare shortage
Patricia Bauder speaking at the work session on June 16, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) The City of Sitka is continuing to brainstorm solutions to the island’s childcare shortage. In a special work session Tuesday night (6-16-26), the...
Wrangell Borough Assembly votes NO on data center proposal
The borough assembly has unanimously voted down a proposed land lease for a privately run data center. The assembly on June 9 went with the manager’s recommendation to retain the waterfront property for future maritime industry...
Alaska News
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Gasline bill remains stalled in Senate as Dunleavy vetoes 9 bills, threatens another special session
A House-passed bill offering tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project remained stalled in a Senate committee Thursday as majority caucus lawmakers searched for a way forward.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 18, 2026
With one day left in the special session, lawmakers struggle to find consensus on a tax break for...
Anchorage mayor hopes tax break proposals for new homebuyers fosters more development
One LaFrance administration ordinance would give a 10-year property tax break to first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes at or below an average value. Another proposal would give a similar break to people who buy and...
NPR
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How and why algae clouded Trump’s vision for an ‘American flag blue’ Reflecting Pool
The shallow, sunny waters of the reflecting pool are an ideal incubator for algae growth in the...
US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app
The U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department...
What you need to know about the preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement signed by Trump
Here’s a look at the preliminary agreement between the U.S. and Iran, and the challenges...
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