Author: Leila Kheiry

‘Story Project’ wins two regional Emmy awards

A documentary series about Ketchikan won regional Emmy awards in two categories during the awards ceremony Saturday in Seattle.

Grand Princess makes inaugural stop in Ketchikan

While thousands of cruise ship passengers visited Ketchikan Wednesday, a small group of Ketchikan residents turned the tables, and visited a cruise ship.

Assembly to consider grant to OceansAlaska

An approximately $340,000 grant to OceansAlaska is on the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly agenda Monday, along with a proposal for the borough to seek state and federal funding to help build a shellfish hatchery that would be operated by that organization.

City energy study presented to Council

The Ketchikan City Council on Thursday heard the results of a study that the city commissioned to determine what, if anything, could be done to improve energy efficiency in city-owned buildings.

District considers legal option in SPED dispute

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is considering legal action against the state over what it considers inappropriate rejection of funding requests for intensive-needs special education students.