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Troopers refer charges after Ketchikan pursuit and crash
State Troopers referred felony charges against an 18-year-old Ketchikan driver who refused to stop on North Tongass Highway on Sept. 3, lost control, and crashed into a ditch during the pursuit.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 14h ago1 min readAI
Injured hiker flown off Deer Mountain in Ketchikan
A 26-year-old hiker was flown off Deer Mountain near Ketchikan on Saturday after becoming unable to walk, the second rescue on that trail in months.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan has five years to start disinfecting the sewage it discharges
Ketchikan's sewage plant does not disinfect what it discharges. EPA gave it five years to change that, and voters approved $15 million to do it.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
The Forest Service approved logging it says may restrict subsistence hunting
The Forest Service approved Revillagigedo logging its own analysis says may significantly restrict subsistence deer hunting. A tribe and two groups sued.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
Alaska has no marine radio examiner, so UAS is asking to become one
No one in Alaska can give the marine radio license exam in person. UAS has asked the FCC for permission to do it at its Ketchikan training center.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1w ago2 min readAI
Jai Mahtani is running for the Ketchikan council seat he resigned after a state settlement
Jai Mahtani quit the Ketchikan council two weeks after settling a state case over jewelry sold as Alaskan. He filed on the last day to win the seat back.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Ketchikan tribe sues Forest Service over South Revilla logging near Ketchikan
Ketchikan Indian Community sued the Forest Service over logging that would cut 44% of winter deer habitat on Revillagigedo Island, threatening subsistence hunting.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Ketchikan's city filing window has closed, and voter registration ends Sept. 6
Ketchikan's candidate filing window closed Monday and the city hasn't published who is running for council. Three filings are on the record so far.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan City Council advances resolution marking two years since fatal landslide
Ketchikan marked two years since the White Cliff landslide with a plaque. The slide killed one person and destroyed homes above the Third Avenue Bypass.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min readAI
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's first boat is getting a refit
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's original boat, the MV Prince of Wales, is getting a $658,041 refit. It has been the backup since the Stikine took over.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan voters decide who owns the library and who pays for it
Ketchikan voters decide Oct. 6 whether the borough takes over the public library and whether people outside city limits pay twice as much for it.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Tlingit & Haida back a Ketchikan plan to treat addiction closer to home
The Tlingit & Haida tribe backs a Ketchikan plan for a residential addiction treatment center so Southeast Alaskans no longer have to leave the region for care.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan faces 2 to 3.5 inches of rain, road ponding through Monday
An atmospheric river crosses the southern panhandle overnight into Monday, dropping up to 3.5 inches of rain on the Ketchikan area and standing water on roads.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
A $3.19 million contract will fix roads and fish passage near Ketchikan
The Forest Service is paying $3.19 million for road and culvert work near Ketchikan. Since 1998 it has fixed about 57% of the Tongass culverts inventoried.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min readAI
Ketchikan's Assembly has fewer candidates than seats, with four days to file
Ketchikan's Borough Assembly has two candidates for three seats with four days left to file. The School Board race has four candidates for two seats.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Three years and three permits later, Ketchikan's airport ferry still has no backup berths
Ketchikan's airport ferry docks at one set of berths with no backup. Three years and three federal permits later, the state hasn't driven a pile.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan's long rebuild of the road toward Saxman inches ahead, with a waterside path and a tangle over land
Ketchikan's rebuild of the highway toward Saxman, adding a waterside path for walkers and bikers, drew more federal money as cost estimates keep swinging.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min readAI
Overnight drilling comes to Ketchikan's aging viaducts, part of a plan to repair them now and replace them later
Overnight drilling comes to Ketchikan's two 1950s viaducts, which carry 14,000-plus vehicles a day, as the state plans to repair them and replace them later.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
Where to watch spawning salmon around Ketchikan this month
Want to watch Fish, it's like watching paint dry but consequences… Cool ones!
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Federal charter keeps water sampling going on the Unuk, downstream of three British Columbia mines
A $15,510 charter keeps USGS crews sampling the Unuk River this fall. Three large British Columbia mine projects sit in development upstream.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Hoonah and Ketchikan dock projects renew marine mammal permits without breaking ground
Two Southeast dock projects keep renewing federal permits to make noise underwater. The permits keep expiring. The water remains undisturbed.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Ketchikan anglers can keep more kings this month, even with a slow run
Ketchikan anglers can keep more kings this month even though the run is slow, though area closures still apply and the department hasn't explained the increase.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Injured hiker rescued by boat along George Inlet near Ketchikan
A hiker injured in a fall near Ketchikan called for help Tuesday afternoon, and Alaska Wildlife Troopers and the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad reached him by boat and took him to a hospital.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan's hospital, its own residents can't get answers
Ketchikan's hospital is losing money it won't fully document and renovating an ER whose bed count its own administrator can't name — while patients wait in hallways.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Whale permit for Ketchikan bridge counts down to the single animal
Federal regulators will let a Ketchikan bridge project disturb up to 63 humpback whales. Last season's number was 62. Nobody filed a comment either way.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska's stacked weekend of BIG EVENTS
Get out of your house. Like, summers gonna be done soon. What're you waiting for?
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Ketchikan Creek opens to dip netting for hatchery king salmon
Kings are closed across much of Alaska, but Ketchikan Creek just opened to dip netting for hatchery Chinook. Wild ones go back. Residents only, net in hand.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Heat advisory in effect for Ketchikan, Hyder, and Annette Island until 7 PM
NWS Juneau issued a heat advisory Tuesday for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Hyder, and Annette Island, warning that interior locations could hit 80 degrees and that residents unaccustomed to the heat face risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAI
DNR extends geoduck farm lease near Ketchikan; comment period open
Alaska extended Tom Carruth's geoduck farm lease near Ketchikan for two more years, opening a 30-day public comment period that started June 23.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan's fishing fleet is stuck without showers in peak season
A collapsed drain pipe left Ketchikan's fishing fleet without public showers during peak season — and nobody's even opened the floor yet. One fisherman gave the harbor board an earful.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan anglers catch a rare break on king limits
Good king news for once: Ketchikan visitors can now keep two a day, and hatchery-fed Herring Bay is basically a free-for-all — while the wild-stock rules stay locked down.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
A Ketchikan man is jailed on burglary and assault charges
A Ketchikan man is held without bail on five charges, including burglary and assault, after allegedly forcing his way into a home and blocking a report to police.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
NWS Juneau narrows wind advisory to Ketchikan, Annette Island, Prince of Wales
NWS Juneau narrowed a wind advisory Monday afternoon to Ketchikan, Annette Island, and Prince of Wales Island through 7 p.m., with southeast winds gusting to 45 mph and heavy rain expected.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Ketchikan's library could lose 40% of its budget — and who picks the books is part of the fight
Ketchikan's library may lose 40% of its funding as the borough and city feud — a money fight tangled up with a quieter one over who controls what's on the shelves.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Rockslide blocks both lanes of North Tongass Hwy near Ward Cove
A rockslide near Cannery Creek blocked both lanes of North Tongass Highway in Ward Cove on Tuesday morning, cutting the primary road corridor serving Ketchikan's north side. Check Alaska 511 for current status before traveling.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Ketchikan woman charged with violating DV no-contact order
Ketchikan woman arrested after appearing at a residence she was court-ordered to avoid in an active domestic violence case, held without bail pending arraignment.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan is about to get drenched
Ketchikan and Annette Island could get up to 2.75 inches of rain Monday — a real soaking, even for one of the rainiest corners of the country.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
A Ketchikan-area geoduck farm wins a 20-year lease renewal
Geoducks are giant, long-necked clams that can live past 100 and sell for a fortune. A Ketchikan-area farm that grows them just locked in 20 more years.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
A Ketchikan stabbing, and the jail violence the public rarely sees
A man at the Ketchikan jail is charged with stabbing another inmate with pencils — a rare public glimpse of the kind of violence that is common behind bars and rarely reported.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min readAI
Saxman man arrested for felony DV assault with prior convictions
Alaska State Troopers arrested Floyd Jackson, 59, of Saxman early Monday on a felony domestic violence assault charge elevated by prior DV convictions within the past decade.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI