Author: Leila Kheiry

Children’s librarian leaving library, sticking with books

After about 22 years in the same position, Ketchikan Public Library Children’s Librarian Charlotte Glover has announced her resignation.

Troopers arrest alleged stowaway

Two men riding on the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Taku were arrested in Ketchikan on Wednesday after the ferry docked, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Ferry parking lot on POW to be paved in August

The Inter-Island Ferry Terminal parking lot at Hollis on Prince of Wales Island is likely to be paved the third week of August, weather permitting.

Super-sized yacht sails into Tongass Narrows

A super-yacht cruised into Ketchikan Friday morning, touching off the usual flurry of speculation about who might be on board.

Marine reptile fossils found on Gravina Island

This spring, a team of geologists went fossil hunting on Gravina Island, and returned victorious. They came across fossil beds that contain what they’ve identified as ichthyosaur bones.