On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• Cruise ships are expected to be relatively empty in the early part of this year's season,
• Plus, Ketchikan's borough attorney gets a raise,
• Later, a repeal of the Ocean Ranger program advances in the state Senate,
• And, a swarm of earthquakes under Mt. Edgecumbe is thought to be related to volcanic activity.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• Ketchikan's assembly considers options amid a housing crunch,
• Plus, Wrangell's cemeteries are nearing capacity,
• Later, masks are no longer required on state ferries,
• And, teens from across the state are gathering for an anti-tobacco summit.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:

• Ketchikan High School is getting a new principal via Petersburg,
• Plus, cruise ships visiting Alaska are expected to require passengers to be vaccinated,
• Later, a regional drug task force announces a meth bust in Ketchikan,
• And, despite eased restrictions, Skagway's largest tour company won't do cross-border excursions this summer.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

In his address to the Alaska State Legislature, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan cheered the end of the federal mask mandate for air travel, a capsized kayaker in Sitka is rescued by a resourceful passerby, and the community of Haines is still recovering from a devastating landslide in late 2020. 

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s new opioid treatment clinic is showing much success, a cruise line representative discusses what to expect with 1.5 million passengers projected to arrive this year, and a celebration is held in Juneau after completion of a unique totem pole.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

The borough assembly is eyeing to eliminate the more than $1 million deficit in its employees’ health insurance fund, Mt. Edgecumbe volcano near Sitka experienced a swarm of small earthquakes but it’s too early to tell if it might erupt, and road construction crews near Haines uncovered human remains.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

There’s a new online treatment program for Southeast tribal citizens experiencing addiction, chum salmon returned to the top of the list for Southeast fisheries, and all bets are in for the Nenana Ice Classic.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

The Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board is looking at long-term planning, a fisherman from Wrangell is vying to fill Don Young’s vacant house sea,t and a commercial herring harvest wraps up in Sitka Sound.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

Last week Ketchikan’s City Council approved hiring a new fire chief, the school board is looking to name the former interim superintendent the assistant superintendent, and COVID rental assistance is set to expire this summer. We’ll hear about the challenges and other options.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

Alaska businesses who didn’t receive COVID relief assistance during the first round of federal ARPA funding have until Friday to apply, the Alaska Folk Festival returned to in-person performances after a two-year break, and kids in Juneau are spending part of their school days learning outdoors.