Author: Leila Kheiry

Woman charged with felony child endangerment

A 34-year-old Ketchikan woman was arrested Monday for allegedly using duct tape to bind her 7-year-old son’s mouth and hands for most of the day Sunday.

Talk like a (fish) pirate

Wednesday, Sept. 19, is the 10th anniversary of a silly holiday. Talk Like a Pirate Day started as a joke between two friends, but in 2002, syndicated humor columnist Dave Barry turned it into a national, and eventually an international, phenomenon. With that anniversary in mind, KRBD took a look at piracy around Alaska’s southernmost city.

Flashing yellow lights soon to be installed

Island Electric will be upgrading traffic signals in Ketchikan Monday through Thursday, starting at 7 p.m each evening.

Capital project list back on Assembly agenda

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly will take another look Monday at the prioritized community capital project request list, which was rejected by the Ketchikan City Council.

Failed paraprofessionals motion to return

Following long discussions on both issues, the Ketchikan School Board on Wednesday agreed to hire a new teacher at Revilla Alternative School, but voted against hiring new paraprofessionals to help run district preschools, which have quite a few students on wait lists this year.