Author: Eric Stone

Expansion plans for Ketchikan International Airport take shape

Plans to double the size of Ketchikan’s airport terminal and revamp much of the airport complex over the next two decades are nearly complete.

12 new COVID-19 cases on Prince of Wales Island, 11 in Ketchikan, 3 in Metlakatla reported Friday

The pace of new COVID-19 cases in the southern panhandle is picking up.

Ketchikan’s COVID-19 dashboard comes back online as cases surge across Alaska

Ketchikan’s COVID-19 dashboard gives an up-to-date data on cases, hospitalizations and the sources of infections. But some things look a little different. For instance, Ketchikan’s locally-determined COVID-19 risk level is no longer listed.

Stranded killer whale on Prince of Wales Island frees itself on incoming tide

“Reports from the scene indicate that the whale was a little bit slow at first and meandered around a little bit, and then swam away,” said NOAA Fisheries’ Julie Fair.

PeaceHealth Ketchikan says five long-term care patients and one caregiver have tested positive for COVID-19

A statement from the hospital’s long term care administrator says all six people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and were mildly symptomatic.