Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

Ketchikan’s Blueberry Arts Festival is a go for this weekend in a new location and modified events, due to the rise in COVID cases, Metlakatla has postponed most of its Founders Day events for Saturday, and the Ketchikan City Council is slated to approve a new lease with PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…

COVID-19 cases are on the uptick in Ketchikan and most are connected to congregate facilities, Juneau’s Assembly opts to extend emergency measures to combat COVID-19, and with Canada closing some commercial salmon fisheries this summer, what will that mean for transboundary rivers in Southeast?

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas made her inaugural visit, and only 2021 visit to Ketchikan, today; and the filing period for Ketchikan municipal elections just opened and several candidates have already turned in their applications.  

A killer whale that was stranded on Prince of Wales Island earlier today has freed itself – plus, PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center says five patients in its long-term-care unit have tested positive for COVID-19.

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A killer whale that was stranded on Prince of Wales Island earlier today has freed itself – plus, PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center says five patients in its long-term-care unit have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Tourists are again filing off large cruise ships, but downtown doesn't exactly feel crowded – plus, Juneau officials are considering reinstituting pandemic safety measures as cases surge in the capital city.

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The IFA says three crew members have tested positive for COVID-19, but its schedule will not be affected – plus, the Alaska Supreme Court upholds the conviction of a Metlakatla man fined for fishing without the proper permits.

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COVID-19 cases are reported on two cruise ships that docked in Ketchikan over the weekend – plus, the federal government agrees to review a petition to give federal protections to Alexander Archipelago wolves.

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Students learn the endangered Tsimshian language at a free class in Ketchikan – plus, a small cruise ship that recently saw 16 COVID-19 cases returns to service

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Four fishermen escape with their lives from a sinking vessel after another fishing crew renders aid – plus, health authorities say a COVID-19 positive passenger rode the Alaska Airlines milk run on Tuesday.