Author: Hunter Morrison

For some Ketchikan residents, Diaz Cafe is more than just a Filipino restaurant – it’s a gathering place that blends culture and community. And at the helm of it all is a nurse-turned-restaurateur who immigrated to the United States nearly 70 years ago. 

45-year-old Justin William Carpenter is charged with felony assault after police say he stabbed his landlord over a disagreement about a laundry machine.

The Boys & Girls Club of Southcentral Alaska, which operates clubhouses in Ketchikan and Metlakatla, has temporarily paused clubhouse and athletic operations.

Kelp and oysters are growing in farms throughout southern Southeast Alaska, yet there’s a limited supply of seeds to grow those farms. But a small-scale commercial seed hatchery in Ketchikan could soon expand its operations if it receives a more than a half million dollar mariculture grant.