The Ketchikan Public Library will be deliberating on a new batch of book challenges. A daring orca rescue. Petersburg cracks down on residency requirements for harvesting game.

Ketchikan elementary students returned to school this week to tragic news. We chat with an Alaska climate specialist on warmer and wetter seasons in Southeast. Plus, an update on the upcoming Celebration.

Closing the book on 2023 with a recap of a year in Southeast Alaska. 

A Sitka woman pulls a winning lottery ticket on Christmas Eve. Updates for anyone planning to ski Eaglecrest in 2024. The final installment of CoastAlaska's Tourism Today Series from Petersburg.

Ketchikan loses a beloved local business but Michelle and Ray Troll tell us why there's no need to mourn. How to avoid wringing in the new year with a respiratory illness. Another entry in the CoastAlaska Tourism Today series, this time from Unalaska. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report….

In the first part of a regional tourism series, we’ll hear from the owner of Ketchikan’s oldest bar on how the town has changed over the years, a Ketchikan man is sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor, and we’ll hear about the challenge recruiting teachers in Alaska. 

Ketchikan gears up for the holiday boat parade. A dentist in Sitka hits the trail. Wrangell at.óow comes home. 

King salmon forecasts. The stage is set for an election rematch in southern Southeast. More on the governor’s budget. An Alaska photographer receives national recognition. Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area gets a facelift.

Across the region, its budget season. Ketchikan receives money for affordable housing. Wrangell receives money for dam upgrades. Governor Mike Dunleavy announces the state budget. "Landless" legislation hits a new milestone.

What does the sale of Trident Seafoods plant mean for Ketchikan? The answer from industry experts is we don’t really know yet. A familiar voice for KRBD listeners from the governor’s mansion. What a new defense bill means for Alaskan service members. Plus, updates from the Petersburg School District and UN climate summit.