Jack Darrell, KRBD - Ketchikan

Jack Darrell, KRBD - Ketchikan
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Washington man pleads guilty to selling fake Alaska Native art in Ketchikan

Jessie Halili Reginio admitted to passing off Filipino-made stone carvings and wood totem poles as traditional art made by local Lingít and Haida artisans.
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Rising Ketchikan drug arrests leave downtown business owners frustrated

The owners told the City Council that homelessness and drug addiction have become problems too big to ignore — problems that now affect their income.
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Cable TV is coming to an end in Ketchikan

The Southeast Alaska community had the state's first cable system, but its current provider says it's no longer viable amid streaming services.
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Prince of Wales added to state disaster declaration for Wrangell landslide

Under the amendment, Prince of Wales Island residents affected by the Nov. 20 storm that hit Wrangell now qualify for state disaster relief.
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The rain never bothered us anyway: Ketchikan becomes Arendelle for Alaska debut of ‘Frozen’

Mayor Dave Kiffer has temporarily renamed the city in honor of the play, at the only high school in Alaska authorized to perform it.
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Storm that hit Wrangell brought wider Southeast Alaska damage

The storm that caused Monday's deadly landslide in Wrangell also triggered slides near Ketchikan and knocked out Coast Guard radio relay towers.
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Tourism, aging create ‘a lot of challenges’ for Ketchikan’s first responders

Ketchikan's fire chief, Rick Hines, says off-duty crew members are being paged to answer calls, with up to seven happening simultaneously last year.