Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report…With temperatures expected to be in the single digits this holiday weekend, homeless shelters are expecting additional strain on already limited resources; hundreds of illicit pills as well as heroin and meth were seized during a drug bust Wednesday; and the winners of the AARP Christmas Lighting Contest are announced. Those stories and more coming up.

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Health authorities report Ketchikan's 15th COVID-19 death – plus, a Ketchikan-based hatchery nonprofit gets a new general manager.

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A Ketchikan physical therapist faces child pornography charges – plus, Ketchikan's assembly gives preliminary approval to a rezoning request near Berth 4.

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How retreating glaciers could open up new habitat for salmon – plus, health officials urge vaccinations and testing to blunt the impact of the omicron variant.

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Ketchikan offers the top local police job to a New Orleans police commander – plus, borough officials are set to review a design contract for ballfield upgrades.

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Ketchikan's City Council will consider a $67 million budget that calls for higher taxes and more police officers – plus, a week of free ferry rides next month to celebrate 20 years of sailings on the Inter-Island Ferry Authority.

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Ketchikan's City Council will consider offering the job of police chief to a New Orleans police commander – plus, a program encouraging residents to shop local this holiday season is back for a second year.

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Ketchikan's school board will consider resuming its search for a new superintendent – plus, state health officials are optimistic a statewide downward trend in COVID-19 cases will continue as Alaska's first case of the omicron variant is identified.

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Another Ketchikan resident is reported to have died of COVID-19 complications as cases and hospitalizations remain high – plus, Ketchikan's wholesale power provider is raising rates for the first time in decades.

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Free at-home test kits for COVID-19 will soon be available in Ketchikan – plus, questions remain about whether the Alaska Marine Highway System prioritized lawmakers over residents in scheduling ferries for Upper Lynn Canal.