Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

A Ketchikan City Council candidate has a protection order against another candidate, and SEARHC is closing its Sitka home health department soon.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

Why does the housing market feel tighter than ever? We’ll hear from a panel presenting at Southeast Conference. A cruise ship skipped several stops because of fall storms in Southeast. And will a change is the Clean Water Act allow more wetlands to be open to development? Wrangell is exploring that question.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

Two Ketchikan residents have been awarded Individual Artist Awards from the Rasmuson Foundation, recovery efforts have been called off for a small plane that crashed near Yakutat enroute to Ketchikan, and black cod are a growing problem for state salmon hatcheries.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

Last week the Ketchikan City Council voted to amend its lease with the shelter on Park Avenue, cutting hours of operation for part of the year; the average rent for apartments in the state increased by 7 percent last year; and an influx of federal funding is fueling cabin construction on Forest Service lands.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

An arrest has been made for an arson fire that destroyed Ketchikan’s American Legion post Sunday morning, one Southeast municipality is beefing up efforts to tackle garbage bear problems, and proposed federal changes to fisheries management in the Gulf of Alaska could dramatically affect the amount of allowable bycatch.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a petition to put Alexander Archipelago wolves on the endangered species list, federal grants are helping two Alaska tribes bring culturally important objects home, and what began as an effort to clean up Sitka’s streets has turned into a scientific study.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

A fire aboard the ferry Columbia sent about a dozen people to the hospital due to smoke inhalation, State Senator Bert Stedman speaks out about some tough decisions the Legislature will have to make to protect the Permanent Fund, and we’ll hear about municipal seats open in some Prince of Wales Island communities and who has filed so far.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

We’ll hear from Ketchikan superintendent Michael Robbins about his outlook for the coming year, Petersburg survey shows the need to build and renovate more than 300 houses, and the Organized Village of Kake opened its first clam garden.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

No one was injured when a tour bus rolled downhill and landed in Ketchikan Creek, a new U.S. Navy vessel is being named after a Metlakatla veteran, and record rainfall last week in Sitka increased the community’s landslide risk.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

With four candidates filing for three open seats, the race for Ketchikan’s Borough Assembly is now competitive. We’ll hear from some of the candidates. The Forest Service is building new recreational cabins, including one on Prince of Wales Island and one at the Ward Lake Recreation Area. And due to competition from Russian fisheries, a drop in demand means a drop in price of Alaska salmon.