Author: Leila Kheiry

City Council set to wrap up budget deliberations

The Council will vote on the city and KPU budgets, a seasonal sales tax, increasing the sales tax cap, and rate hikes for water and wastewater.

Gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallot visits

Democratic candidate for governor Byron Mallott swung through Ketchikan on Wednesday. The Yakutat Native leader met with various community groups, and stopped by the KRBD radio station for an interview with local media representatives.

Multiple arrests for alleged meth, heroin sales

The Ketchikan Police Department announced multiple drug-related arrests Tuesday, with four arrests the result of one investigation into a group of Oregon residents who were suspected of selling methamphetamine and heroin in Ketchikan.

Southeast students meet to debate Senate Bill 21

The debate over Senate Bill 21 continues throughout the state, with a citizen’s initiative coming up next year on the controversial measure that changes the state’s oil taxes. The issue came to Ketchikan last weekend, when Southeast Alaska high school debate students argued both sides.

Assembly approves new airport parking fees

New airport parking rates of $1 per day on the Revilla-side lot passed the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly in a final vote Monday, and will go into effect at the start of the year.