Author: Leila Kheiry

Overdue hunting party found safe near POW

Boaters overdue from a hunting trip to Noyes Island off Prince of Wales were found safe Saturday morning.

Faulty switch blamed for systemwide outage

A faulty switch appears to be the culprit in a power outage that affected the entire Ketchikan Public Utilities system for nearly two hours, as well as residents of Wrangell.

Information wanted about dumped deer carcass

Troopers say that a Sitka blacktail deer was dumped near the Klawock boat launch with the head missing and the backstraps taken, but no other meat salvaged.

Southeast groups oppose KSM mine

The public comment period on the proposed Kerr Sulphurets Mitchell, or KSM, mine in British Columbia near Ketchikan has closed, but some advocacy groups still plan to fight it.

Ketchikan airport called one of the most ‘thrilling’

On the list is an ice runway in Antarctica, which could potentially crack under the weight of a plane; a landing strip in Africa where planes taxi off a cliff and fall a little ways before catching air; and Ketchikan International Airport.