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New program provides essentials to Ketchikan’s unhoused population
The Ketchikan Indian Community rolled out the program this month where people can pay for and assemble care packages to those in need.
Glacial outburst flood damages bear viewing site in Hyder
The flood took out a section of around 100 feet in the middle of the viewing platform at the Fish Creek bear viewing area.
Fire department rescues swimmer near downtown Ketchikan
The woman is safe after she lost strength swimming in the water near Mill Street.
Here’s what the Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District has planned for the summer
Cathy Tighe, the Ketchikan Misty Fjords District Ranger for the Tongass National Forest, talks trail maintenance, new cabins, and volunteering opportunities.
Station Highlights
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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....
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 Public Library Report
Learn more about a Tweens Tie Dye event, Free Style Book Club, Cedar Print Craftivity and more....
Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) There’s...
Southeast News
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Sitka Assembly Member Kevin Mosher first to file for mayor’s seat
Kevin Mosher was the first to announce a run for the mayor’s chair. (KCAW/McKenney) Current Sitka Assembly Member Kevin Mosher has filed to run for mayor. Mosher, who is two years into serving his third term on the assembly, has...
Sitka firefighters extinguish hidden fire in hotel wall
Firefighters tamped out a fire at the Sitka Hotel on Friday night.Around 10 p.m. on Friday, the fire hall received reports of smoke in the building of the Sitka Hotel alongside an alert from the hotel’s fire alarm company. In an...
Sitka municipal administrator finalist drops out of running
A finalist for Sitka’s municipal administrator position has dropped out of the running. In an email on Monday, city staff announced that Jenny Alber, who was planning to visit Sitka later this month, has withdrawn her name from...
Alaska News
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The Anchorage Weekender: Salmon slaying, a wine walk and 9 more local events
Despite the rain, there’s still plenty of summer to soak in.
Sen. Murkowski’s ‘landless’ bill advances to U.S. Senate floor
Alaska’s congressional delegation has been introducing so-called “landless” legislation since the early 1990s without success, until now.
A parasite that thrives in warm conditions adds to Yukon River salmon woes
Alaska scientists are teasing out the effects of Ichthyophonus, a parasite that has taken a...
NPR
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What to know about Ukraine’s military shakeup
After a week of nationwide protests over the direction of Ukraine’s military strategy in the...
A strange transmissible cancer is spreading through the catfish in this lake
For more than a decade, there’s been something fishy going on in a lake that straddles...
In pursuit of ‘Instagram face,’ are we losing the imperfections that make us human?
Plastic surgery is becoming so normalized and undetectable, it’s changing our relationship...
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