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Mayor of Hydaburg recognized for subsistence rights advocacy

by Sydney Dauphinais | Oct 27, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

Tony Christianson was awarded the Katie John Hunter-Fisher Award at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention last week.

2026 Southeast Candidate Questionnaire

by KRBD Ketchikan | Oct 26, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, Station Highlights | 0

As a supplement to the statewide voter guide, KRBD, KFSK and KCAW posed a short list of supplemental questions to Southeast candidates touching on issues of regional significance. Their responses are below. Listen to...

Ketchikan Police Department says new homeless laws lead to few arrests

by Hunter Morrison | Oct 26, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0

The laws, which went into effect in February, limit where people can sit, lie or camp within city limits.

House District 1 candidates talk education funding, affordable housing at KRBD forum

by KRBD Ketchikan | Oct 26, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

Both candidates running for Alaska’s House District 1 seat attended the live candidate forum...

Ketchikan Indian Community awarded $5M for addiction healing center

by Hunter Morrison | Oct 23, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

The federal funding will be used for facility renovations and IT updates at the former Salmon Falls Resort. The tribe plans to convert the facility into an addiction healing center.

Ketchikan planning commissioner removed for making discriminatory remarks

by Sydney Dauphinais | Oct 22, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

Darlene D-Svenson’s removal is effective immediately.

‘We should not have to choose’: Alaska Native education specialists say culture and academics go together

by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska | Oct 22, 2026 | Local News, Syndicated | 0

“We should not have to choose between academic excellence and cultural identity,” said Ethan Daayoosh Petticrew with the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. “Our children deserve an education that makes them stronger in both worlds. Our children should never have to leave their culture at the door of the classroom.”