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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.
Teens killed in Prince of Wales dirt bike collision remembered for their kindness
Greyer Schwegel and Paul Lingley IV are being remembered for their golden hearts. The two teenagers from Prince of Wales Island were killed in a tragic dirt bike accident last month.
Station Highlights
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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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Annual king limit increases for non-resident anglers, daily limit up for locals through September
Sport fishermen in Southeast can catch more king salmon in the region, following an emergency order issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game earlier this month.Starting on August 1, non-resident fishermen can now catch...
Assembly candidate Mary Ann Hall drops out of race
Sitka Assembly candidate Mary Ann Hall has dropped out of the race. Municipal Clerk Sara Peterson announced that Hall notified the office of her withdrawal in writing on Thursday morning (8-13-26).Mary Ann Hall is a longtime...
State troopers search for missing hiker in Port Armstrong
Alaska State Troopers are searching for a hiker in Port Armstrong after he didn’t return from a planned day hike earlier this week (8-10-26). Troopers say the missing man, 22-year-old Ben Le, is an employee at a hatchery in the...
Alaska News
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Police shooting in East Anchorage under investigation
Thursday’s incident marks the sixth reported police shooting in Anchorage in 2026.
Seaplane makes emergency landing in Juneau’s Mendenhall River during glacial flooding
The de Havilland Beaver landed at the mouth of the river immediately after takeoff from the float...
State announces $4.5M in funding for Alaska health projects
The 19 projects across the state will receive federal funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program.
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Kennedy Center Board votes again to shut main building down — and add Trump’s name back
The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex’s main campus for a $250 million...
Mangione could plead guilty in federal case ahead of NY murder trial
A surprise hearing Friday in federal court has added to speculation Luigi Mangione could enter a...
Vladimir Putin’s first visit to disputed Pacific islands draws Tokyo protest
The four southernmost islands of the chain also are claimed by Japan, which calls them the...
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