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WEB4 days ago · Candidate Forums on KRBD. by Mike Gates | Sep 10, 2024. Mark your calendars! KRBD is hosting live forums with candidates for local office. Here are the times to tune in: Borough Assembly – Friday, 9/13 – 6-7 pm City Mayor – Wednesday 9/18 – 6-6:30 pm House District...
Landslides and power outages across Ketchikan and Prince of Wales
WEBNov 20, 2023 · Residents were without power for a couple hours while Ketchikan Public Utilities assessed the damages Power has since been restored. Alaska Power & Telephone, a utility provider serving Prince of Wales Island, has reported landslides in Hydaburg, Black Bear Lake, and between Craig and Klawock. A road was also washed out in Coffman Cove.
A minor earthquake shook Ketchikan Wednesday. Here's why …
WEBOct 21, 2021 · Many people in Ketchikan and Metlakatla heard a rumble and felt a small jolt Wednesday evening as a magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck Carroll Inlet, about 15 miles northeast of town.It’s a relatively uncommon occurrence in the southern panhandle.
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WEB2 days ago · Ketchikan police investigating reported sexual assault by guest high school instructor. by Michael Fanelli | Sep 12, 2024 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District said the instructor won’t return to any district school until the police complete their investigation. Read More.
First cruise ships dock at Ward Cove - KRBD
WEBAug 16, 2021 · Ward Cove is located in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, but outside city limits, about seven miles north of downtown. A financial impact report about the dock last year found that the City of Ketchikan could lose about $4.3 million in port fees and sales taxes annually. Binkley said the economic activity will still be on the island, but may just switch locations.
Victims of fatal Misty Fjords floatplane crash named as NTSB ...
WEBAug 6, 2021 · The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. ORIGINAL STORY: Poor weather was hampering Friday’s efforts to access the site of a fatal sightseeing crash in Misty Fjords National Monument, state public safety officials said. And it’s too early to say what caused the plane to crash into a …
Ketchikan grand jury indicts four on felony drug trafficking ... - KRBD
WEBDec 14, 2023 · A Ketchikan grand jury last week indicted four people and police arrested another on felony drug charges. That adds them to a growing list of roughly 20 people actively facing felony charges for fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in the city. Outside the courtroom though, the broader community is bearing the brunt. The topic came up at a Ketchikan City Council meeting on December 11.
Executive fired from Bristol Bay health corporation now leads
WEBOct 29, 2021 · Lecia Scotford was chief operating officer for the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation until March 2020. That’s when the Dillingham-based executive emailed colleagues downplaying the pandemic and suggesting it was a political conspiracy.. The subject line read: “Do NOT PANIC.”
Leadership in Alaska’s sole native reserve gets younger as ... - KRBD
WEBNov 3, 2021 · Metlakatla elected a new mayor, Tribal Council members and other senior officials Tuesday. Albert Smith won a two-year term as Metlakatla Indian Community’s mayor.
Ketchikan Uncovered: the elusive history of the First City’s name
WEBJul 7, 2017 · Kiffer told me that, as far as he can tell, there are three commonly believed theories. The first and most common is that Ketchikan is a variation of a Tlingit word meaning ‘the spread wings of an eagle.’. The second theory is that the name comes from a different Tlingit word which means ‘the white spots on a salmon.’.