Jack Darrell, KRBD - Ketchikan
A dog on Prince of Wales Island is helping to conserve wolves by tracking their poop
Last summer, managers hired a dog named Barley to sniff out an important source of data on Prince of Wales Island wolves: their poop.
Ketchikan-area landslide strands multiple people along remote road
Sunday's slide came a month and a half after a slide near downtown Ketchikan killed one person and destroyed multiple homes.
Police kill black bear in downtown Ketchikan
Police say an officer first shot a cub with a beanbag round early Thursday, then shot and killed a sow when it became aggressive.
Murkowski pledges federal support for Ketchikan landslide recovery efforts
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told officials last week that she would work to secure federal dollars for rebuilding efforts after the fatal slide.
Crews assess further risk after fatal Ketchikan landslide
Teams of scientists, engineers and meteorologists were assessing the slide site's steep hillside Tuesday in Ketchikan.
Ketchikan residents describe a chaotic scene in the hours after fatal landslide
Marty Gillet was in his home in the White Cliff neighborhood when he said he heard something that sounded like a freight train.
1 person killed in Ketchikan landslide, multiple homes destroyed
The landslide tore down a steep slope in the Southeast community after a heavy rain.
Alaska delegation asks Biden to act on Canadian mining near transboundary rivers
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Peltola expressed concern over Canadian mining impacts on U.S. communities.
Alaska mental-health provider Akeela sued over delayed data breach warning
According to a former patient's class-action lawsuit, Akeela waited over a year before informing patients of the breach in July.
United Airlines flights make emergency landings in Ketchikan
One flight was diverted to Ketchikan Saturday due to a man with chest pains, hours before a second plane needed more oxygen for its flight.
Body discovered in a bus owned by a missing Southeast Alaska man
Troopers said the bus was locked from the inside, but they were able to force the door open.
Two members of a Washington family sentenced for selling fake Alaska Native art in Ketchikan
Prosecutors say the two were part of a scheme to pass off fake stone carvings and wood totem poles as traditional art made by local Tlingít and Haida artisans.
As a mining project moves ahead, Southeast Alaska tribes say Canada denies their human rights
A Canadian firm wants to reopen a large gold mine – but Southeast Alaska Natives downstream are still recovering from its impacts in the 1990s.
Body of missing Ketchikan woman found
Troopers say a walker spotted Christiana Watt's body at Ward Lake Monday morning. No foul play is initially suspected in her death.
A petition to put king salmon on the endangered species list is raising alarm across Alaska
People across Alaska are reacting to a petition that would grant Gulf of Alaska king salmon Endangered Species Act protections.
Crews search lake near Ketchikan for missing woman
Christiana Watt, 48, was reported missing around 8 p.m. Monday night near Ward Lake.
Ketchikan man behind ‘Anything Goes’ child sexual abuse material ring gets 13 years
Walter Onstad, 46, was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for running an online group that distributed child sexual abuse material.
Ketchikan Rep. Dan Ortiz withdraws from reelection race
Ortiz said a doctor has asked him to curb his stress. His withdrawal currently leaves Republican Jeremy Bynum as the only candidate for his seat.
State prosecutors sue Ketchikan jeweler over sale of fake gold
The state is seeking to bar Soni, Inc. from selling fraudulent or misrepresented items, after staff allegedly made false claims about them.
Klawock hopes for an economic boost as it welcomes cruise ships for the first time
The ceremony was the result of 18 months of planning by tribal leaders, who are hoping to revive the town’s flagging economy with tourism.