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Federal aviation safety officials have finished their report on a fatal medevac plane crash in 2019, but they're not sure what caused the crash – plus, cruise industry figures predict a surge of passengers in Sitka next year.

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Utility rates are going up in Ketchikan – plus, Ketchikan's borough joins a lawsuit to defend the Trump administration's rollback of the Roadless Rule.

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Ketchikan's secondary schools will stay half-empty for another week, but some board members are pushing back against pandemic response officials' recommendations – plus, the pilot that crashed into waters near Port Townsend, Washington has been identified.

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Ketchikan's City Council is set to vote tomorrow on whether to raise electricity and water rates– plus, a federal judge dismisses a lawsuit filed by Metlakatla Indian Community arguing that the tribe's fishermen shouldn't need state permits.

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The legacy of Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich is celebrated statewide and nationally, emergency VHF radio towers relied on by mariners throughout Southeast have been repaired, and recommendations by a climate change task force created in Sitka a decade ago are gaining new interest.

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Ketchikan's borough is facing a multimillion dollar deficit for the next fiscal year, but officials say they won't have to cut jobs – plus, Sitka's school board is not backing away from its decision to ask the local tribe to help rename Baranof Elementary School.

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Ketchikan's school superintendent is out indefinitely after being medevaced for complications from COVID-19 – plus, Ketchikan middle and high schools will remain at 50% capacity for at least another week.

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More Alaskans will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting tomorrow – plus, a Ketchikan-based Tlingit master carver is named a United States Artists fellow.

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Law enforcement officials say they seized a half-pound of heroin and 200-plus pills at the Ketchikan airport last week – plus, a new housing relief program is set to provide Alaskans with up to a year of rent.

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Cruise lines and local tourism business figures push back against a city proposal to tweak its per-passenger tax – plus, it'll be cold all week across Southeast.