Author: Leila Kheiry

Mixed response to Jackson Street Halloween tradition

Some who live on Jackson Street welcome the annual trick-or-treat rush, but others would like to share the responsibility with different neighborhoods.

One injured, no deaths in Halloween shooting

A 31-year old Ketchikan man was taken to the hospital late Thursday night after a dispute that left him with a gunshot wound in the arm.

Metlakatla man receives 60 years to serve for murder

On Thursday, a Ketchikan judge sentenced 30-year-old William Buxton to serve 60 years in jail for the murder of his aunt, Leona Meely, during an argument a little more than a year ago at the family’s home in Metlakatla.

City gets ready for annual Halloween tradition

Halloween is Thursday, and Alaska’s First City is prepared to block most vehicle traffic on Jackson Street in anticipation of the traditional flood of trick-or-treaters that show up there each year.