Author: Leila Kheiry

An entomology student working on a project on northern Prince of Wales Island found a strange insect. Turns out, it’s an ancient, and previously unidentified species, which she and her adviser have given a Tlingit name.

A 42-year-old woman hiking on Deer Mountain was rescued by helicopter late Monday afternoon. The woman, a cruise ship visitor, had broken her ankle.

A potentially dangerous bear has prompted the temporary closure of Ketchikan’s Ward Lake trail and Signal Creek Campground.

KPU sales, marketing and customer service division head Kim Simpson gave a presentation during Thursday’s Ketchikan City Council meeting about a conservation marketing effort the utility has developed, and is about to launch.