Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Residents in Ketchikan woke up to hazy skies Wednesday morning. That haze was smoke from wildfires burning on the Pacific coast of the Lower 48, according to National Weather Service Forecaster Bryan Caffrey.“There’s been a low off of Washington that’s been spinning, that’s what’s helped pull it up north into British Columbia, and finally just got in this morning to Dixon Entrance and the southern panhandle,” Caffrey said in a phone interview Wednesday.Wildfire smoke...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Residents in Ketchikan woke up to hazy skies Wednesday morning. That haze was smoke from wildfires burning on the Pacific coast of the Lower 48, according to National Weather Service Forecaster Bryan Caffrey.“There’s been a low off of Washington that’s been spinning, that’s what’s helped pull it up north into British Columbia, and finally just got in this morning to Dixon Entrance and the southern panhandle,” Caffrey said in a phone interview Wednesday.Wildfire smoke...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The state of Alaska, a former governor, and a host of municipalities, trade groups and businesses have filed to defend the Tongass National Forest’s exemption from a Clinton-era rule that limits development on federal land.The Trump administration decided to get rid of the Roadless Rule for the Tongass last year. Shortly afterward, a group of tribes, conservation groups, fishermen and tourism companies sued the federal government, seeking to overturn the decision. They said the...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The state of Alaska, a former governor, and a host of municipalities, trade groups and businesses have filed to defend the Tongass National Forest’s exemption from a Clinton-era rule that limits development on federal land.The Trump administration decided to get rid of the Roadless Rule for the Tongass last year. Shortly afterward, a group of tribes, conservation groups, fishermen and tourism companies sued the federal government, seeking to overturn the decision. They said the...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Alaska is preparing for its first elections under a new system green-lit by voters last year. Experts who have experience with the system Alaska is implementing have some advice for election administrators: educate and test.The passage of Ballot Measure 2 made two big changes to the way Alaskans cast ballots in state and federal elections:First, it did away with party primary elections and replaced them with a single multi-party primary. The top four vote-getters in what some are...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Alaska is preparing for its first elections under a new system green-lit by voters last year. Experts who have experience with the system Alaska is implementing have some advice for election administrators: educate and test.The passage of Ballot Measure 2 made two big changes to the way Alaskans cast ballots in state and federal elections:First, it did away with party primary elections and replaced them with a single multi-party primary. The top four vote-getters in what some are...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A 34-year-old Ketchikan man drowned in a creek last month while fleeing police. Family and friends describe a bright but troubled young man who fell into addiction.KRBD’s review of police body camera footage shows a routine stop by police that ended tragically.At about 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 11, dispatchers answered an anonymous 911 call about a man attacking a woman outside the caller’s apartment.“This guy keeps dragging this lady around and pushing her,” the caller said.Officers found...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A 34-year-old Ketchikan man drowned in a creek last month while fleeing police. Family and friends describe a bright but troubled young man who fell into addiction.KRBD’s review of police body camera footage shows a routine stop by police that ended tragically.At about 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 11, dispatchers answered an anonymous 911 call about a man attacking a woman outside the caller’s apartment.“This guy keeps dragging this lady around and pushing her,” the caller said.Officers found...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Ketchikan’s local emergency officials are concerned about recent social gatherings where at least one COVID-19 infected visitor made several appearances. saying anyone who attended Ketchikan area parties and gatherings between Saturday and Tuesday could have come in contact with the individual — who has not been named — who tested positive on Tuesday.“Because this individual did not quarantine after arrival to Ketchikan as directed, there is potential of a wide community spread...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Ketchikan’s local emergency officials are concerned about recent social gatherings where at least one COVID-19 infected visitor made several appearances. saying anyone who attended Ketchikan area parties and gatherings between Saturday and Tuesday could have come in contact with the individual — who has not been named — who tested positive on Tuesday.“Because this individual did not quarantine after arrival to Ketchikan as directed, there is potential of a wide community spread...WW…

Updated post — Dec. 5, 11:30 p.m.Ketchikan’s emergency operations center says it does not anticipate forcing anyone to leave flood-prone areas — yet. Officials had previously predicted a mandatory evacuation overnight.“I think our immediate danger from the potential to get to that critical level up at the dam has probably passed for the night,” Ketchikan’s emergency manager, Abner Hoage said late Saturday night.“I would sleep with my ringer on. I would not put my earplugs in if I normally sleep with earplugs — just so that you can remain somewhat alert,” he said.Officials continue to...…Updated post — Dec. 5, 11:30 p.m.Ketchikan’s emergency operations center says it does not anticipate forcing anyone to leave flood-prone areas — yet. Officials had previously predicted a mandatory evacuation overnight.“I think our immediate danger from the potential to get to that critical level up at the dam has probably passed for the night,” Ketchikan’s emergency manager, Abner Hoage said late Saturday night.“I would sleep with my ringer on. I would not put my earplugs in if I normally sleep with earplugs — just so that you can remain somewhat alert,” he said.Officials continue to...WW…