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Ketchikan nonprofit launches initiative to strengthen health advocacy for local Filipino families
The Ketchikan Wellness Coalition was awarded a grant as part of the Rural Health Transformation...
South Tongass fire station rebuild complete
The facility was badly damaged by a fire in 2024.
Construction begins on student housing project in Klawock that aims to boost local workforce
Imported labor in Alaska is at an all time high, while many locals are leaving the state. A new workforce housing complex aims to bridge that disconnect.
Amid declining population, Southeast Alaska sees record job count
Southeast Alaska had the most jobs it's ever had last year. That’s according to a recent presentation at the region’s annual economic development conference in Ketchikan.
Station Highlights
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KRBD’s news team is hosting a House District 1 candidate forum
KRBD will host candidates Grant Echohawk and Jeremy Bynum on Monday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.
KRBD’s 2026 Election Center
We want to help you get informed for Ketchikan's upcoming municipal election.
KRBD Lauches Community Survey to Collect Strategic Feedback
We’re asking the questions that will shape our next few years. We’d love your answers....
KRBD 50 Year History Moments with Dave Kiffer
Have you been keeping up with the story? If you’ve missed a moment or two, don’t...
Morning Edition Interviews
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Ask UAS looks at oral histories of indigenous settlers
Dr. Taylor Roase will present “Unlikely Alliances? Oral Histories of Indigenous Settler Coalitions...
Olympia, Washington based comic Sam Miller tours Southeast
Comedian Sam Miller, known for dealing frankly on issues of addiction and incarceration, is...
The dangers of screen use and what it does to your brain
Residential Youth & Community (RYC) provides behavioral health services for youth and young...
Community Reports
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Craig Parks and Recreation Report
Listen to the Craig Parks and Recreation report with Victoria Merritt, Gretchen Klein and guests.
Arts Council Report
The Ketchikan Area Arts & Humanities Council Main Street Gallery. (KRBD staff) Hear about this...
PeaceHealth Report
Hear about the upcoming Community Health Board Town Hall and what information their seeking from...
Southeast News
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Ad hoc committee delivers recs for MEHS
MEHS Superintendent David Langford addresses the Alaska Board of Education and Early Development in Sitka on Wednesday (10-14-26) A committee directed with making recommendations for improvements at the state run boarding school...
Sitka Assembly approves contract extension with bulk water shipper
Blue Lake in May of 2025 (Courtesy of Matt Goff https://www.sitkanature.org/photojournal/2025/05/20/blue-lake-road-2/) The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday (10-13-26) approved a contract extension with investors looking to ship bulk...
Sitka’s new mayor, assembly members take oaths of office
Mayor-elect Kevin Mosher speaking with KCAW on election night. (KCAW/McKenney) Sitka’s new mayor and assembly members took their oaths of office at the Sitka Assembly meeting Tuesday night (10-13-26). The group also said...
Alaska News
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Alaska Federation of Natives convention celebrates 60th anniversary this week
The Elders & Youth Conference started Sunday and ends Wednesday. The AFN convention is from Thursday to Saturday.
Kotzebue Sound’s chum harvest rebounded this year, but it’s unclear by how much
After two disastrous seasons, chum salmon came back to Kotzebue Sound this summer, and some...
Anchorage woman struck and killed by SUV on Muldoon
Bertha Nesbit is the eighth pedestrian killed by a vehicle in Anchorage this year, and the second pedestrian killed in less than a week.
NPR
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Australian prime minister says lawmaker critically injured by car is ‘no accident’
A car hit an Australian federal independent lawmaker on Monday, critically injuring her in an...
2026 midterms could be the most expensive on record. And, Macron condemns protests
More than $15 billion has been raised in this year’s midterm elections. And, France’s...
A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming
A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it’s...
NOAA
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