A law prohibiting the deliberate feeding of eagles, ravens, crows and seagulls is moving forward following last week’s Ketchikan City Council meeting.
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Southeast airline expands, adds regular service to Juneau
The eight passenger Island Air Express plane will make a daily round-trip run between Juneau and Ketchikan, which takes about an hour.
Forest fire burning north of Ketchikan road system
U.S. Forest Service crews are fighting an approximately 2-acre forest fire, burning north of Ketchikan’s road system. The fire started about 4 p.m. Monday on state land in the Moser Bay area, Forest Service spokesman Paul Robbins Jr. said Tuesday morning.
Lower-priority contaminated sites remain near Ketchikan
the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said about 22 contaminated sites still need to be cleaned up in the Ketchikan-Gateway Borough.
Vigor Alaska announces potential Ketchikan layoffs
Vigor Alaska’s shipyard in Ketchikan is potentially laying off up to 80 local employees this winter, as the company wraps up construction of two Alaska Marine Highway System ferries.
DEC issues water advisory for 6 Ketchikan beaches
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued a water-quality advisory on Tuesday for six beach areas in Ketchikan. Recent tests show those areas have elevated levels of enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria.