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After vote to close, Ketchikan says goodbye to two elementary schools
Point Higgins and Fawn Mountain elementary schools held their final day of class on Friday. The occasion was marked by mixed feelings.
EchoHawk enters House District 1 race
Former Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly member Grant EchoHawk filed to run for the seat ahead of this week's deadline.
Ketchikan resident spotlighted in new documentary
The 24-minute film "Bridging Our Stories" follows Alma Manabat Parker's journey across the Philippines to study dance with Indigenous groups and bring what she learns back to Ketchikan.
Forest Service holds subsistence hearing for proposed Prince of Wales logging project
The Twin Mountain II timber project is expected to provide over 28 million board feet of timber. It includes the harvest of 1,655 acres of old growth.
Station Highlights
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KRBD’s 50th Birthday Weekend was a Huge Success
Thanks to the generosity and enthusiastic support of Ketchikan’s business community, KRBD...
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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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 are two...
UAS Ketchikan Report
UAS Ketchikan is offering a four-class CDC program (Chemical Dependency Counselor) which can be...
Southeast News
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Beloved Yakutat birding festival ‘re-terns’ for 15th season
Yakutat Tern Festival attendees look out and photograph the Aleutian terns flying above them...
‘What we’re seeing is adaptation’: scientists study influx of gray whales into Sitka Sound during herring spawn
A gray whale forages on herring eggs in Sitka Sound on May 1, 2026. (Photos collected by Alaska...
Bears shot after eating livestock, destroying property in Sitka
Security footage of three bears on May 31 passing through a property on Sawmill Creek Road (Lori...
Alaska News
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Candidates decry high energy prices while in Juneau for Celebration
Though Celebration is no typical summer campaign event — no booths with signs, not a ton of...
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, June 8, 2026
Juneau’s Celebration festival draws a bevy of Alaska political candidates.
Ambler wildfire is 30% contained
The fire, which started Thursday in Ambler’s landfill, was estimated at 1,500 acres by...
NPR
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Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools
Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year.
Trump says pilots are fine after U.S. helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Trump...
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military...
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