Raegan Miller, KRBD - Ketchikan
Trappers take 62 wolves during month-long Prince of Wales Island season
State biologists say they are comfortable with that number, based on estimates that 60 to 100 wolves would be taken.
Klawock police chief remembered as ‘one of the best’ after unexpected death
Craig police are helping to patrol Klawock after Terry Stonecipher, the Southeast Alaska community's only police officer, died Monday.
Three Bears Alaska to make Southeast debut with Saxman grocery store and gas station
Three Bears Alaska, a chain with locations in Southcentral and Interior Alaska, plans to open a new location in Saxman, just south of downtown Ketchikan.
One of Ketchikan’s own scores a spot on Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′ energy list
Kiera O’Brien says growing up in Alaska inspired her to pursue a career focused on fighting climate change.
Alaska’s 2nd fatality-free year of commercial fishing could be part of a trend
The U.S. Coast Guard says the credit belongs to the fishermen themselves.
First bear with bird flu in U.S. was cub in Southeast Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park visitors alerted wildlife officials after they noticed the animal’s strange behavior.
Biden administration announces $10.4M grant for undersea cable from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
A long-planned cable connecting Metlakatla and Ketchikan took a big step toward becoming a reality on Thursday, with the announcement of a federal grant.
Prince of Wales wolves are highly inbred, biologists say
It’s rare for a new wolf to find its way to Prince of Wales Island and breed with a member of the local population — about one new arrival is expected every five years.
Preliminary announcement of a month-long wolf harvest sparks outcry from trappers
Trappers from Prince of Wales Island lashed out at state officials about the upcoming wolf season during a two-hour teleconference Wednesday night.
Slot machines are illegal in Alaska. So how is Klawock’s casino in business?
In Klawock, the local tribe is now running more than 20 machines that look an awful lot like the kind of slots you might find on the floor of a Las Vegas casino.
‘Deadliest Catch’ boat donates $28k to Metlakatla in honor of those lost at sea
The crew was inspired by a recent documentary about Alaska’s only Native reserve.
Whale Pass residents seek last-minute halt to state timber sale near town
They’re concerned the clear cuts could hurt the town’s tourism industry and make landslides more likely.
Forest Service proposes young growth timber sale near Thorne Bay
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing the harvest of up to nine square miles of young growth timber on Prince of Wales Island.
Cruise industry group to meet with Ketchikan City Council after Juneau agreement
Thursday's meeting is the latest development in a years-long dispute over how Ketchikan can spend the money cruise lines pay to dock downtown.
Carvers across Southeast Alaska are working on totem poles that will line Juneau’s waterfront
The Sealaska Heritage Institute has invited master carvers from around Southeast Alaska to create 10 totem poles, which should start going up along Juneau’s waterfront next year.
Ketchikan police seize close to $500K worth of fentanyl, meth and heroin after tracking package through the mail
Officers also seized more than $13,000 in cash believed to have been gained from drug sales.
NTSB: Conditions worsened on day of floatplane crash that killed 6 near Ketchikan
A National Transportation Safety Board released Thursday shows that weather was deteriorating in the hours before a floatplane crash that killed six people in Misty Fjords National Monument near Ketchikan last August.
‘Open and kind’: Metlakatla remembers carver Wayne Hewson
Friends and family remember Hewson as a mentor, a culture bearer and a fixture of life in Metlakatla.
Electric buses are in the works for Ketchikan and Metlakatla
In Metlakatla, the bus will run to the ferry terminal, which is 14 miles outside of town — a first for the community.
Dog killed by wolves in Metlakatla was defending its family, owner says
Brittany Hayward says Rosco, a seven-year-old ridgeback-mastiff mix, fought hard defending his family.