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AK: McPherson Music leaves behind a legacy of Ketchikan performers
Roy McPherson looks at the David Rubin mural on the back wall of McPherson Music. (Photo by Leila Khiery, KRBD – Ketchikan) McPherson Music has been the cornerstone of Ketchikan’s music scene since the...
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Wrangell Borough, union reach amended contract agreement
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers representative Julius Matthew walked the picket line with Wrangell municipal workers Lorne Cook, Dwight Yancey and Andrew Scambler before the strike...
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Washington man pleads not guilty to murder, theft in Ketchikan doctor’s death
Jordan Joplin leaves the courtroom in the Ketchikan State Building after he pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree murder. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD) A 32-year-old Washington state man...
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Green sponge discovered in Southeast could treat some cancers
A green sponge found in the waters near Sitka could hold the key to curing pancreatic and ovarian cancer. (Photo courtesy NOAA Fisheries) A green sponge discovered in 2005 in Southeast Alaska waters...
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Necropsy planned for humpback hit by cruise ship
A humpback whale is seen lodged on the front of the Grand Princess Wednesday in Ketchikan. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) A Princess Cruise Lines ship traveling through Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage...
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Walker signs SB 88, Mental Health Trust land exchange
Gov. Bill Walker hold up a signed Senate Bill 88, the Alaska Mental Health Trust land exchange. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD) Alaska Gov. Bill Walker was joined in Ketchikan on Thursday by U.S. Sen....
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Ketchikan floods cause some damage, have fish swimming on roads
Flooding at Ketchikan’s Ward Lake Recreation Area. (U.S. Forest Service photo by Paul Robbins) It’s rained enough in Ketchikan the past couple of days that fish are swimming across the road. Listen now...
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State appeals court overturns 2012 Ketchikan murder conviction
Devin Rossiter, then 19, is seen during his January, 2012, trial. The Alaska Court of Appeals has overturned Rossiter’s murder conviction. (KRBD file photo) Citing improper arguments by the...
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An up-close look at an advanced cruise wastewater system
Adrian Daniels is the Zaandam’s environmental officer. He showed some Ketchikan residents the ship’s wastewater treatment system during a recent port stop. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) On one of...
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Ketchikan police seize meth, heroin, weapons, cash in Tuesday drug bust
Methamphetamine, heroin and cash seized in a Tuesday night drug bust are seen on display at the Ketchikan Police Department. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) Three people were arrested in a drug bust in...
View Article$250K bail for Ketchikan man charged with first-degree murder
A 42-year-old Ketchikan man was arrested and charged Friday with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence for allegedly killing 55-year-old Richard Branda on Thursday evening. Listen now Joshua...
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Large cat sightings reported in Ketchikan
This is NOT a photo of the cat reportedly seen in Ketchikan. This is a mountain lion in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. (National Park Service public domain image) Mountain lions in...
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AK: The mystery behind Ketchikan Ghost Tours
Ghost-tour guide Kelli Klees leads a group to some of Ketchikan’s haunted spaces. The Star Building on Creek Street, which houses Soho Coho, is home to a reported ghost. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry)...
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Man charged in shooting death at Prince of Wales logging camp
Keete Inlet on Prince of Wales Island. (Google Maps image) A 26-year-old Ketchikan man faces first-degree murder charges related to the Wednesday shooting death of 64-year-old Brian Stanton of...
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Dog café opens in Ketchikan
Fancy treats for dogs are on display at My Best Friend’s Place, a dog cafe in Ketchikan. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) A dog café – apparently the first one in Alaska – celebrated its official opening...
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AK: Practicing for a plane crash in Ketchikan
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center’s emergency room was one of the bases of operation for Saturday’s emergency preparedness drill. The drill was a chance to practice for a plane crash at the airport....
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Talking Trash: In Ketchikan, you can salvage stuff from the landfill
Artist Halli Kenoyer, left, uses recycled trash to build a set piece for a community theater production. Ketchikan issues permits for locals who want to salvage metal, bowling balls and whatever else...
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Ferry Taku has new owners
The Alaska Marine Highway System sold the 55-year-old ferry Taku Friday. It will leave Ketchikan in about a month. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) The Alaska Marine Highway System fleet was reduced by one...
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Ketchikan High School wins state Academic Decathlon competition
Ketchikan High School’s Academic Decathlon team won the state competition Saturday in Anchorage. (Alaska Academic Decathlon image used with permission) Ketchikan High School’s Academic Decathlon team...
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Recovery effort for man buried in avalanche temporarily suspended
(Google Maps screenshot) A 39-year-old Ketchikan man was buried in an avalanche while snowboarding on Dude Mountain Sunday afternoon. A search began on Monday, but has been temporarily suspended...
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Forest Service chief, Murkowski hear from Tongass stakeholders
Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks before a panel discussion about the Tongass National Forest Friday at the Ketchikan library. Seated is U.S. Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) If...
View ArticleBody of snowboarder caught in avalanche recovered
Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad teams concluded their recovery efforts Thursday for a Ketchikan man caught Sunday in an avalanche on Dude Mountain. Listen now The body of Marvin Scott, 39, has been...
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Wind storm hits Southeast; Ketchikan clocks biggest gusts
A tree and power lines are down on D-1, D-2 Loop on Ketchikan’s North End following a big wind storm Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy Aimee Shull) Ketchikan was warned Tuesday morning to expect a big...
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Ketchikan High Academic Decathlon team gets a hero’s welcome
A crowd braves wind-driven rain to welcome home Ketchikan High School’s Academic Decathlon team. The team won first place at the recent national competition. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) A crowd of...
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Ferry Tazlina floated for the first time
Vigor Alaska shipyard workers gather to watch the Tazlina get lowered into the water at the shipyard’s drydock in Ketchikan on Wednesday. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD) The Alaska Marine Highway System’s...
View ArticleRetired Ketchikan teacher, pastor charged with sexual abuse of a minor
Recently retired Ketchikan High School teacher and local pastor Doug Edwards has been arrested and charged with three counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Listen now According to the complaint filed in...
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Even a rainforest can experience a drought, weather service says
The green rectangles show average Ketchikan precipitation for that month over the years. The black dots show what happened over the past nine months. (Graphic courtesy National Weather Service) There...
View ArticleAll 11 passengers survive Tuesday morning floatplane crash on Prince of Wales...
Eleven people have survived an airplane crash Tuesday morning on Prince of Wales Island, and were back in Ketchikan early Tuesday afternoon. Listen now According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the plane...
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Weather conditions blamed in Prince of Wales plane crash, preliminary report...
A downed plane on Mount Jumbo July 10 on Prince of Wales Island. (Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard) The pilot in a non-fatal plane crash likely became disoriented after weather conditions worsened...
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Southeast invests in tourism hoping for big return
Cruise visitors wait in line at the Ketchikan Visitors’ Bureau building to buy shore excursions. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD) Southeast Alaska cities have invested a lot of energy, money and...
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AK: Ketchikan students focus on ‘Sense of Place’ in Indigenous Peoples Day...
Ronny Robert Pungowiyi’s poster for Indigenous People’s Day focuses on seal and sea otter hunting. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) Monday marked the second year for Alaskans to commemorate Indigenous...
View ArticleBegich discusses campaign viability, ‘path forward’
Democratic candidate for Alaska Governor Mark Begich told KRBD on Wednesday that, like many Alaskans, he was surprised by Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott’s abrupt resignation and withdrawal from the campaign....
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With rain in the forecast, Ketchikan switches back to hydroelectric power
Rain gear proved useful in Ketchikan back in 2017, when rainfall easily broke the previous summertime record. This year has been much drier, causing problems for the hydroelectric-dependent Ketchikan...
View ArticleReport: Suicide is Alaska’s fifth-leading cause of death
Every year, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services releases a Vital Statistics Report: a breakdown of data gathered the previous year. That report provides all kinds of statistics,...
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Voting machine problems delay results for parts of Southeast
Voters mark their ballots at Ketchikan’s Precinct No. 2 at The Plaza on Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD) A problem with state voting machines in Hydaburg and Metlakatla means final numbers...
View ArticleTwo Ketchikan teens charged with threatening to be ‘next school shooters’
Two Ketchikan teenagers are in custody, charged with terroristic threatening, after allegedly threatening to be the “next school shooters.” The Ketchikan Police Department received a tip from a citizen...
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Alaska Made: A new rule makes this easy-to-build gadget a required kit for...
“Rockfish Recompression” — it’s a song and a soon-to-be required Southeast Alaska fishing regulation. As part of CoastAlaska’s “Alaska Made” series, here’s an easy-to-build gadget that’s a simple...
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Ketchikan ‘shutdown family’ met with kindness, empathy
Jenn Tucker paints inside the Tongass Historical Museum, one of the part-time jobs she was offered to help her family get through the partial federal government shutdown. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)...
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Former Ketchikan teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse of minor; gets six years
Doug Edwards consults with his attorney, Julie Willoughby, in Ketchikan Superior Court on Wednesday. Edwards pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor. (KRBD photo by Leila...
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AK: Ketchikan mental health clinic hopes ‘Proof’ will debunk taboos
Rebekka Esbjornson plays Catherine, and Jack Finnegan plays Hal in First City Players production of the Broadway play Proof. (First City Players photo by Jeff Fitzwater) David Auburn’s “Proof” was a...
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In Ketchikan, Dunleavy presents arguments for big budget cuts
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with an audience member following his presentation Monday at the Sunny Point Conference Center at The Landing. The event was hosted by the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce. (KRBD...
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Ketchikan pastor, teacher sentenced for sexually abusing minor
Doug Edwards is handcuffed following his sentencing hearing Thursday in Ketchikan Superior Court. (KRBD photo by Leila Kheiry) Former Ketchikan High School teacher and local pastor Doug Edwards was...
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Update: Four dead after two planes collided midair near George Inlet
Updated May 14, 12:45 p.m. At least four people are dead after two floatplanes with a total of 16 people on board crashed Monday afternoon in the George Inlet area near Ketchikan. Preliminary reports...
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NTSB: Southeast plane collision happened at about 3,300 feet
NTSB board member Jennifer Homendy speaks to media Tuesday afternoon at the Ted Ferry Civic Center in Ketchikan. Also pictured is lead investigator Aaron Sauer. (Photo by Leila Kheiry, KRBD –...
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Searchers recover two missing from mid-air collision
One of two planes involved in Monday’s mid-air collision in Ketchikan’s George Inlet area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) Six people are confirmed dead from a mid-air plane collision Monday near Ketchikan...
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Two dead after floatplane crashes near Annette Island
A Taquan Beaver is towed to shore after crashing into the water near Metlakatla. Both people on board were killed. (Photo by Thomas R. Leask) Two people are dead after a DeHavilland Beaver operated by...
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Victims in floatplane crash near Metlakatla identified
A downed floatplane is towed to the beach Monday near Metlakatla. (Photo by Thomas R. Leask) The investigation into Monday’s fatal floatplane crash near Metlakatla on Annette Island has begun, and...
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NTSB releases preliminary report on May 13 mid-air collision
One of two planes involved in the May 13 mid-air collision in Ketchikan’s George Inlet area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report for a...
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NTSB releases preliminary report for Metlakatla floatplane crash
These images are from the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report into the May 20 plane crash near Metlakatla. The preliminary report on the fatal May 20 floatplane crash near...
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Pilot dies in fourth plane crash near Ketchikan this summer
Gravina Island near Ketchikan in August 2009, with Pennock Island on the left. (Creative Commons photo by Wknight94) The pilot and sole occupant of a small private plane died Thursday afternoon when...
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