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Forest Service moves forward with old-growth logging project on Prince of Wales Island
The Forest Service estimates it will provide over 100 jobs and generate up to $6.54 million in income for the timber industry.
Disaster declaration issued after Ketchikan landslide, storm damage
The non-fatal slide damaged Ketchikan Public Utility's Ward Cove Electric Substation. Last week's storm also damaged drains near the city harbormaster's maintenance building.
Ketchikan nonprofit launches initiative to strengthen health advocacy for local Filipino families
The Ketchikan Wellness Coalition was awarded a grant as part of the Rural Health Transformation...
South Tongass fire station rebuild complete
The facility was badly damaged by a fire in 2024.
Station Highlights
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KRBD’s news team is hosting a House District 1 candidate forum
KRBD will host candidates Grant Echohawk and Jeremy Bynum on Monday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.
KRBD’s 2026 Election Center
We want to help you get informed for Ketchikan's upcoming municipal election.
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...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ask UAS looks at oral histories of indigenous settlers
Dr. Taylor Roase will present “Unlikely Alliances? Oral Histories of Indigenous Settler Coalitions...
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...
Community Reports
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Job Center Report
Hear about some of more than 550 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and on Prince of Wales...
Ketchikan Public Library Report
Hear about Halloween themed crafts and activities, a baby and toddler math fair, sensory play, an...
Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Southeast News
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Snapshots of 2026 Alaska Day parade
Alaska Day, also known as Reconciliation Day, marked 159 years since Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States. Sitkans lined Lincoln Street on Sunday (10-18-26) to watch the annual Alaska Day parade,...
JKT stops in Sitka for Alaska Day parade
Gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins returns to his hometown for Sitka’s Alaska Day parade. (KCAW/Salemo) With just over two weeks left in the race to be Alaska’s next governor, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins made a stop in...
New Sitka School Board members take oath
From Left: Sitka School Board members Phil Burdick, Kat Richards and Matt Potter take their oaths of office, led by Executive Administrative Assistant Dawn Georgia (KCAW/Rose) New school board members were sworn in on Friday...
Alaska News
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
The Bill Hill campaign is picking up the pace for U.S. House, but will it be enough?
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pitches himself as a changemaker in Alaska governor’s race
Kreiss-Tomkins covered a range of issues, from energy to education to the state’s fiscal future, during an hourlong appearance on “Talk of Alaska” Tuesday.
2 dead after car crash near Trapper Creek
Two Fairbanks residents died in a head-on collision on the Parks Highway on Monday, troopers said.
NPR
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New human data hints at psychedelics’ potential to combat inflammation
Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be...
Sentenced to death at 17, at 68, quilt artist receives solo museum exhibition
A quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids...
80 Israelis and Americans, including NY Democrat Brad Lander, detained in West Bank
U.S. Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander was detained along with about 80 American and...
