Ketchikan News

On the air since March of 1991, Charlotte Glover offers up a digest of library programs, book reviews and the latest from the book world.

An Alaska artist has been sentenced to prison for selling otter parts. Fifty-eight-year-old Sherman Roger Alexander of Ketchikan is known for his work with marine mammal pelts.

On the air since March of 1991, Charlotte Glover offers up a digest of library programs, book reviews and the latest from the book world.

Alaska Ship and Drydock, the company that has managed Ketchikan Shipyard for 18 years, soon will become part of Vigor Industrial, a much larger player in the maritime industry, both companies announced Tuesday.

The United States is full of history, and every American of every ethnicity shares that history with every other American.

The Tongass Historical Museum and the U.S. Forest Service have joined forces to bring a new exhibit to Ketchikan, "A Forest of Words: Youth Voices Celebrate the Tongass National Forest," a collection of art created by Southeast Alaska school children as a way to honor the forest in which they live.

Cited once as one of America's Top 100 Small Arts Communities, there are plenty of activities and attractions in addition to biking in Ketchikan.

Bellon, who graduated in 2010 from the University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus with a degree in art, said she loves animals, and because of that love, planned to study veterinary medicine.

A jury in Ketchikan has found a 19-year-old man guilty of second-degree murder. The Ketchikan Daily News reports the jury returned its verdict Tuesday against Devin Rossiter.

The New Year in Soldotna and Kenai is traditionally a time for the Chambers of Commerce to reflect on what was accomplished in the past 12 months and acknowledge the individuals who have made that progress possible.

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union members made more than 4,200 deposits during the month of November.

Winter travel out of Southeast Alaska is notoriously challenging. If your trip is scheduled in advance, perfect weather will prevail right up to the morning of departure when suddenly, if it's not snowing or blowing, there's a good chance it's calm but socked-in-foggy. While working for a floatplane company in Thorne Bay, I was amazed to realize ... (more)

Marlintini's Lounge will host the next Roughhouse Boxing event at 9 p.m. on Jan.

An array of 19 new seafood products will compete for top honors at the annual Symphony of Seafood contest, and the crowd will choose the popular People's Choice award.

The aurora borealis streaking across Alaska skies this week captivated sky watchers who camped out in sub-zero temperatures to photograph the lights, billed as the most active in years.

Two auctions listed on eBay on Tuesday, January 24th, are for rare, exceptionally large, museum quality, 1939 & 1940 paintings - one of 'Eddystone Rock' and one of 'Danger Island/Sleeping Beauty Mountain' - by famed Alaskan Artist, Jules Dahlager.

On the air since March of 1991, Charlotte Glover offers up a digest of library programs, book reviews and the latest from the book world.

The latest aurora borealis forecast from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute shows a high probability of a strong northern lights show Tuesday evening.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska - A deteriorating former hospital building in Ketchikan is one step closer to demolition.

'Aurora chaser' Roger Marty of Fairbanks is photographed in Chatanika by fellow aurora chaser Ronn Murray, a photo posted on www.spaceweather.com early Saturday.