Ketchikan’s fire department says overdose calls more than quadrupled in the first seven months of this year compared to the same time last year.
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Body found on island near Craig identified as man reported missing in 2017
Authorities say they haven’t determined the cause, manner or approximate date of death. Perez would have turned 52 this past April.
US Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka cited for commercial fishing without crewmember license
Troopers said Tshibaka faces a $270 fine that she can either pay or challenge in court.
Police are investigating swastikas and racial slurs spray-painted behind Ketchikan elementary school
It’s the third prominent incident of hateful and racist vandalism near a Ketchikan school in the past six months.
Hurricane-force winds topple trees and power lines on Prince of Wales Island
Winds estimated at 60-80 m.p.h. were widespread across the island.
Craig officials warn of landslide danger as fall storm heads for Southeast Alaska
The storm could bring potentially damaging winds with gusts up to 70 mph to Southeast Alaska.