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Waterfall Creek residents concerned about addiction healing center project
The Ketchikan Indian Community purchased a former resort north of town with the goal of converting it into an addiction healing center. But a handful of residents in the neighborhood expressed opposition for the project at a recent borough planning commission meeting.
Forest Service moves forward on South Revilla logging project
The western shores of Carroll Inlet in 2015. This region about 10 miles northeast of Ketchikan is...
Landline disruptions in Thorne Bay leave city workers and first responders struggling
While landline phones might seem like a relic of the past, they can serve as a lifeline for rural Alaska communities with limited cell phone coverage. But for months, one small town on Prince of Wales Island has been without landline service.
Third defendant sentenced for role in 2023 Klawock murder
A welcome sign in Klawock greets visitors on Feb. 28, 2025. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD) A third...
Station Highlights
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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...
Entry is now closed. The winner will be announced in the coming weeks.
Our 50 Year Birthday Logo Contest Deadline is extended to January 8, 2026!
KRBD Annual On-Air Board Meeting
KRBD’s Annual On-Air Board of Directors Meeting will be on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 5pm. This will be a short meeting to meet our board members, hear a status report on how we’re doing in this unprecedented...
Thank You to Our Members!
October marked the first month of KRBD moving forward without federal funding. We are now 100%...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ketchikan, Saxman will transition to new emergency alert software
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough, City of Ketchikan and City of Saxman will transition its emergency alert software from Nixle to Everbridge on Jan. 30.
Ask UAS looks at Kaktovik and Mayan counting systems
Dr. Jackie Vogel will discuss Kaktovik and Mayan numerals which both have a base 20 system at a...
Gubernatorial candidate Bishop discusses issues with KRBD
Republican Click Bishop is one of a dozen individuals running for Governor of Alaska. The former...
Community Reports
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Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce report
11:59 tomorrow night (2/3) is the deadline for middle school students to enter the National Civics...
Job Center Report
Hear about some of the more than 500 jobs available in the Ketchikan area and other services...
Weather Report from NWS Juneau
What did Punxsutawney Phil predict? It’s Groundhog Day. Meteorologist Brian Bezenek gives...
Southeast News
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Sitka secures $10 million for wastewater project
Sitka will receive $10 million dollars for a new wastewater disinfection system. Municipal...
Wrangell Cooperative Association Tribal Council election approaches; meet five of the candidates
Wrangell Cooperative Association’s Cultural Center on Feb. 26, 2025. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Six...
After a winter storm collapsed grow tunnels, a local farm presses on
Grow tunnels at Oceanview Gardens on Jan. 23, 2026 were damaged by a severe winter storm last month. (Colette Czarnecki/KSTK) Dwane Ballou is giving me a tour of his family run small-scale farm, Oceanview Gardens. After the past...
Alaska News
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Anchorage School District proposes budget with 500 staff cuts, larger class sizes
“We’ll be the leanest that we’ve been in over 15 years, and probably even leaner than that, and we still were forced to increase class sizes by four,” said ASD superintendent Jharrett Bryantt.
Traditional knowledge and modern technology in the Denełchin Fab Lab | Hometown, Alaska
Cook Inlet Tribal Council’s Denéłchin Fab Lab offers a hands-on, high-tech space where students can explore STEM by blending innovation, culture and learning in a way that uplifts the whole community.
A look at Siberian Yupik dance long ago, through a teacher’s stories
High school students Josie Ungott and Janissa Noongwook set out to learn from their teacher how...
NPR
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Populist conservative Laura Fernández wins Costa Rica’s presidential election
Candidate Laura Fernández won a resounding victory, promising to continue the aggressive...
What Jared Kushner’s ‘New Gaza’ plan includes, and what it leaves out
President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner laid out a plan for a “New Gaza.” A...
Trump administration sued over visa freeze on immigrants from 75 countries
A group of nonprofit organizations and U.S. citizens Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump...
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