Ketchikan News

A midwife and nurse practitioner who continued to write prescriptions and bill Medicaid after her license was suspended has accepted a plea deal in which she will spend a year in prison.

On the air since 1991, Charlotte Glover delivers a digest of library news, book reviews and the latest scoop from the book world.A Booktalk052412 STRONG WIND THIS EVENING CLOUDY SKIES WITH LIGHT RAIN CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

It is important to remember how we got here. For if we should forget, we are likely to lose the prize.

In a plea agreement, Eileen Small has agreed to serve a year in prison, spend five years on probation, perform 80 hours of community service and pay more than $10,000 restitution.

A 38-year-old Ketchikan man has been charged with attempted drug misconduct in a case in which law enforcement officers seized nearly a pound of black tar heroin.

Alaska is a very popular place for outdoor activities, especially in the short summer season.

On the air since 1991, Charlotte Glover delivers a digest of library news, book reviews and the latest scoop from the book world.A Booktalk052412 MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

Ted Schlapfer, 91, peacefully passed away in Bend, Ore., on March 7, 2012. He was fully accepting of his own passing and clearly looked forward to the territory ahead and reuniting with his wife, Beth, who passed in April 2009.

SaraJustine Black received the Red Apple Award this year for outstanding volunteer service from Delta Kappa Gamma in Ketchikan.

Monday is Arbor Day in Alaska, a day to celebrate trees. In Ketchikan, you can't really get away from trees, what with that 17-million acre national forest that surrounds us, so it's only right that the community has been officially recognized as a Tree City.

On the air since 1991, Charlotte Glover delivers a digest of library news, book reviews and the latest scoop from the book world.A booktalk051712 MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

Monday is Arbor Day in Alaska, a day to celebrate trees. In Ketchikan, you can't really get away from trees, what with that 17-million acre national forest that surrounds us, so it's only right that the community has been officially recognized as a Tree City.

The Coast Guard was called over the weekend to rescue a kayaker near Ketchikan. The Coast Guard says the man was severely hypothermic and not wearing a life vest when found in the water Sunday in Thorn Arm near Ketchikan.

A 19-year-old Ketchikan man convicted of second-degree murder and evidence tampering has been sentenced to 36 years in prison.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska - Henry Neligan turned 100 last Sunday, but he's not acting the centenarian.

On the air since 1991, Charlotte Glover delivers a digest of library news, book reviews and the latest scoop from the book world.A booktalk051712 MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SUN BREAKS MOVING NORTH INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING.

May has finally arrived, and I'm thinking fondly of the summer ahead: staycations .

Public art for the new Ketchikan Public Library could include a Northwest Coast-style medallion by master carver Nathan Jackson.

Dawn brings fog and mist to the downtown Thomas Basin Harbor where fishing boats are tied up at the docks.

In past columns, we learned about Charles Vincent Baronovich, pioneer at Kasaan Bay and how he married the daughter of Chief Skowl, started a trading post and smuggled liquor and other items from Canada.