Author: Leila Kheiry

Feds announce PILT payout for fiscal year 2013

Ketchikan will receive a little more than a million dollars from the U.S. Department of the Interior through the payment in lieu of taxes program.

Coast Guard to upgrade Ketchikan facilities

In a recent letter to U.S. Senator Mark Begich, the US Coast Guard announced it is moving ahead with plans to replace its patrol fleet and upgrade facilities, including its Ketchikan base.

Arson suspect appears in court

A Ketchikan man accused of deliberately setting fire to a home was in court Wednesday.

Man recovering after 70-foot fall from tree

A 22-year-old man spending his first summer in Ketchikan was badly injured the night of May 31st when he fell about 70 feet from a tree.

K-Town Street Beat: Locals enjoy Alaskan Shakespeare

This week on K-Town Street Beat, KRBD news intern Marco Torres talks to audience members after Saturday’s showing of ‘The Tempest’ at Totem Bight State Park.