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Gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker talks fiscal plans, resource development during trip to Ketchikan
Walker, who served one term as governor from 2014 to 2018, is running again.
Ketchikan nonprofit awarded grant to improve scheduling for youth mental health services
This award is part of the first round of a series of funding announcements from the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program.
Parts of Southeast Alaska under heat advisories this week
Communities in the southern part of the region are under heat advisories for parts of this week, with temperatures forecast in the low 80s. That includes the Ketchikan area and communities on Prince of Wales Island. Haines and Skagway in Lynn Canal in the northern part of the region also have advisories.
School districts on Prince of Wales join forces to revive island’s career and technical education
There are few places on Prince of Wales Island to learn the ins and outs of construction work, but a new high school class is looking to change that. It's the start of one school district’s push to bring back the island’s career and technical education programming.
Station Highlights
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Sign Up Today! KRBD MELTDOWN: Ketchikan’s First RadioActive Pepper Eating Contest!
KRBD Meltdown: Six Rounds. One Very Bad Idea. Six rounds. Each one hotter than the last. One...
Thank you to Virgin Voyages! 2026 Caribbean Cruise winner will be announced at KRBD on August 15th!
You need not be present to win, but it would sure be fun if you were! Join us for KRBD Community...
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...
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 all the...
First City Players Report
Auditions are coming up at the end of August for “Shrek: The Musical,” Divas and Divos...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of more than 400 jobs available in the Ketchikan area, on Prince of Wales Island...
Southeast News
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Lisa Lane rounds out Sitka’s mayoral candidate crew
Lisa Lane filed to run for the mayor’s seat on August 6, 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) Three candidates are in the running for Sitka mayor this October. Lisa Lane filed to run for the assembly’s top job last week (8-6-26). Lane moved to...
Industry-commissioned report outlines financial boost of cruise ships in Sitka
Cruise ship visitors disembark a Virgin Voyages cruise in May 2026. (KCAW/McKenney) A new report commissioned by the cruise industry outlines the financial boost cruise ship visitors have had on Sitka’s economy. The report was...
‘Names discovered, stories told’ through paintings at Pioneer Bar in Sitka
Stephen Lawrie smiles in front of one of his paintings in the Pioneer Bar. (KCAW/Salemo) Stephen Lawrie sits at a booth in the Pioneer Bar in Sitka and points to a painting behind the counter. It’s a portrait of Art Petraborg,...
Alaska News
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Anchorage runner injured in bear attack near Prospect Heights trailhead
The woman was running alone when she encountered the bear, Fish and Game said in a statement...
Conspiracy theories falsely blame Colombia earthquake on Alaska research program
Posts falsely claim that the earthquake, which has killed at least 270 people, was caused by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, which studies the properties and behavior of the upper atmosphere.
Amid widespread opposition, Alaska governor’s gasline compromise bill appears dead on arrival
Neither House nor Senate expect to meet and take up the latest plan to cut taxes for the proposed...
NPR
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How Americans deceive ourselves about slavery
Clint Smith’s How the Word Is Passed explores how slavery is — and isn’t — taught. And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped. He spoke with Fresh Air in 2021 and...
As speed cameras spread to more states, so does the backlash from drivers
Millions of drivers across the country are encountering speed cameras for the first time, or will...
Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it’s ramping up again
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even...
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