KRBD Evening Report

Ketchikan’s fire chief offers tips on how to stay safe this July Fourth weekend. Plus, two cruise ships in Southeast Alaska report norovirus outbreaks, and a new Jiu Jitsu studio in Juneau offers an approachable space for anyone who wants to get into the sport. 

A Ketchikan city council member steps down A deep sea whale rarely found in Southeast has washed up in Sitka

Ketchikan’s shipyard lands a nearly $100 million contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Plus, some LGBTQ+ people in Skagway say a policy at a local saloon could put them at risk, and a marine debris cleanup crew in Sitka discovers a mysterious message in a bottle.

How one school district on Prince of Wales is helping students become safe and ethical hunters A highway project in Haines has led to an invasive species infestation

Harmful toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning are once again present in Southeast waters Commercial fishing boot camp in Petersburg works to recruit deckhands

An eye care clinic in Ketchikan is now offering laser procedures, the first of its kind for southern Southeast Alaska. Plus, a new public use cabin opens in Juneau, and a clown entertains visitors to downtown Sitka.

Tribal organizations across Southeast speak out against a social media trend of people dancing around Alaska Native totem poles. Plus, a critical deep ocean observation network off the coast of Alaska has been saved from getting dismantled, and a U.S. Department of Defense agency is exhuming the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier buried in the Sitka National Cemetery.

The Race to Alaska’s winning team crosses the finish line in Ketchikan. Plus, a bear monitoring program in Haines is being revived, and Petersburg hosts its first-ever classical music festival.

Ketchikan hires a new city manager Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Sitka

The Ketchikan Visitors Bureau looks for feedback on how tourism affects residents A local jeweler will have to pay a settlement to the state for misrepresenting their products

A look at what could be next for Ketchikan’s now-closed Point Higgins and Fawn Mountain elementary schools. Plus, the state will assess oil pollution near a popular Juneau park, and Haines residents have mixed feelings about the state’s decision to reopen a king salmon sport fishery. 

A Juneau artist creates a magazine for Indigenous writers and creatives. Plus, high school students in Petersburg get a taste of the real world through a simulated “financial reality fair,” and an underwater academy in Sitka teaches the ins and outs of mermaiding.

A man died while hiking to Blue Lake on the Deer Mountain trail this weekend. Talks of a new cruise ship dock in Juneau.

Independent US House candidate Bill Hill visits Ketchikan  Mermaids classes now offered in Sitka

A former Metlakatla man files a federal civil rights lawsuit that alleges he was wrongfully prosecuted for murder. Republican lawmakers work to repeal a key environmental policy that protects over 9 million acres of the Tongass.

The State of Alaska has opened an investigation into Dan Sullivan of Petersburg's campaign.  The gray whale population in the Sitka Sound has skyrocketed in recent years -- and scientists are asking why. 

Residents of Craig will soon pay more for water and sewer services. Plus, Rep. Rebecca Himschoot, of Sitka, looks back at this legislative session, and birders flock to Yakutat for the city’s annual tern festival.

Ketchikan says goodbye to two elementary schools. Plus, a cruise line is teaming up with an international whale advocacy organization to host a marine mammal observer on board a ship.

A family of six is rescued from a beached boat near Kasaan, on Prince of Wales Island. Plus, a challenger enters Alaska's House District 1 race, and the first dugout canoe made from wood strips completes its maiden voyage.

How a local woman works to keep Filipino cultural traditions alive in Ketchikan. There are now two people named Dan Sullivan who are running for Senate.

The U.S. Forest Service holds a hearing on Prince of Wales Island to listen to concerns about a proposed timber project. Plus, the state epidemiologist says Alaska cruise ports don't need to worry about the Hantavirus.  

A new Native art market opens in downtown Ketchikan. Petersburg residents give trash from the landfill a new life.

A new public use cabin opens near Ward Lake. Plus, a new report shows that population growth for humpback whales near Glacier Bay National Park has been slow, and Petersburg’s local tribe launches its first canoe in a century.

How some community members on Metlakatla are fighting food insecurity Fishermen in Sitka ask city leaders to waive insurance requirements for the marine haulout and shipyard

The Ketchikan school district now has more time to pay off their debt to the borough Some worry that proposed mines in British Columbia have a lack of tribal consultation and will cause pollution in salmon-bearing streams