Author: Leila Kheiry

New Year holiday busy for Ketchikan police

One man is charged with assaulting an officer, another allegedly threatened children with a knife.

Ketchikan Public Library opens for business

The new Ketchikan Public Library building opened Wednesday morning, and a steady stream of patrons visited throughout the day.

No injuries in eight-hour Saxman standoff

Alaska State Troopers say that a woman shooting a gun inside a Saxman home gave up and allowed herself to be arrested, about eight hours after officers arrived.

A look back at Ketchikan news from 2012

Storms, court cases, hydroelectric power and more topped the news in Ketchikan throughout 2012. Here is a look back at some of the year’s headlines.

State Supreme Court rejects redistricting map

The Alaska Supreme Court has thrown out the redistricting plan that the state used for this year’s elections, and ordered the Redistricting Board to draft a new plan in time for the state’s 2014 election.