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Borough to update agreement with City for dispatch services
Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly is set to approve on Monday an updated agreement with the City of...
Amylon honored posthumously for his service to the community
Ketchikan’s former city manager has died just weeks after officially retiring after 26 years on...
Alaska’s ferry link to Prince Rupert, B.C. looks likely to resume
Alaska’s ferry link with Prince Rupert, British Columbia is on pace to resume next May following a tentative agreement between customs officials in both countries. State officials also plan to modify one of its two idle Alaska Class Ferries yet remain mum on the fate of the mainliner Malaspina that remains tied up at Ward Cove's private dock for $38,500 a month.
Council to honor Amylon / Jones
Ketchikan’s City Council is slated to consider a resolution honoring former City Manager and...
Station Highlights
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Rocky Horror film screening!
A screening of this '70s cult classic will be Saturday, October 16, at Creek Street Cabaret. Only 50 tickets will be available, all in advance, and everyone attending this fundraising event must show proof of Covid vaccination to help protect each other and the community.
Fall Quiet Drive
KRBD's Fall Quiet Drive is underway. Donate during the Quiet Drive to be entered in a drawing for two tickets to First City Players' production of Pippin plus dinner and a one-night stay at The Landing Hotel!
Photo of the Day
Tim White sent us this photo of a Peeping BooBoo, looking for snacks.
Stories @ Latitude 56 (The Radio Edition)
KRBD and the Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council have teamed up to bring you a pandemic-style version of the popular KAAHC's Stories @ Latitude 56.
Morning Edition Interviews
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Rent relief available to new applicants
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is accepting new rent relief applications for vulnerable...
Men’s march against violence set for Saturday in Ketchikan
The “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” international men’s march to stop rape, sexual...
Eakes memorial run set for Saturday
The Karen Eakes Memorial fun run and 5K are set for this Saturday. Diane Gubatayao of the...
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation
Victoria Merritt with the Craig Parks and Recreation report for September 17.
Arts Council Report
Ketchikan Community Chorus is meeting in person again and looking for more singers. Steve Kinney...
PeaceHealth Report
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Jackie Jones-Bailey encourages women to schedule their...
Southeast News
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A remarkable parasite has come to Alaska. And now it must die.
This juvenile blue mud shrimp doesn’t have the parasite Orthione griffenis. But it’s only a matter...
Amid the pandemic, a sweet success for a salty business
Owners, Jim and Darcy Michener, in the Alaska Pure Sea Salt Co. brick and mortar store in downtown...
Seacoast Trust endowment created for indigenous-led initiatives
Sgwaayaans Young leans against a wasgo or sea wolf pole he carved in the community carving shed in...
Alaska News
Latest2020 Census: How has Alaska’s population changed in the last decade?
The results of the 2020 U.S. Census paint a picture of shifting demographics throughout the nation and in Alaska. Alaska Public Media’s Adelyn Baxter breaks down the data. Related: 2020 census data is out. Here’s how Alaska has...
I Lived in Whittier, Alaska: A Town Under One Roof | INDIE ALASKA
Erika Fitzgerald jumped at the opportunity to teach in Alaska after graduate school. She didn’t expect she’d be living and working in Whittier, a town where nearly all residents live in the same building, and the only way in and...
Watching patients die of COVID-19 is taking a toll on Alaska’s hospital workers
Dr Javid Kamali, an intensive care physician at Providence Hospital says that he’s watching...
NPR
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A Texas Doctor Says He Defied The Abortion Law, Risking Lawsuits
Dr. Alan Braid said that his decision to perform an abortion past the six-week mark earlier this...
Female Government Workers In Kabul Told To Stay Home In Latest Taliban Rule
Kabul’s interim mayor did not give an exact number on just how many female employees would...
Volcano Erupts On Spanish Island Near Morocco
A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong...
