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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.
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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 News Nightly: Friday, October 16, 2026
The top candidates for one of Alaska’s U.S. Senate seats duke it out in a high-stakes debate.
Republican Treg Taylor refuses Trump’s call to exit Alaska governor’s race
In a Truth Social post endorsing Wilson on Tuesday, Trump denigrated Taylor and former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and urged the two to throw their support behind Bernadette Wilson.
The risk from landslide tsunamis is intensifying in busy Alaska fjords, with no plan in place
Scientists say last year’s near miss in Tracy Arm highlights a danger to cruise ships that appears to be growing with climate change.
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Scuffles and fires break out as protesters rally across France, joining students
Demonstrators across France converged with students Saturday to protest rising living costs, as...
Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery
The Pope left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Saturday, days after surgery for lung cancer removed the lower lobe of his right lung. He is currently scheduled to travel to Latin America in November.
Zelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold
Zelenskyy described the move as unfortunate, adding it would encourage Russia to continue its...
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