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Early voting in Alaska’s general election has begun

Voters will rank their favorite candidates for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and state House and Senate.
Metlakatla

Ketchikan City Council OKs plan to link power grid with Metlakatla’s

“For Metlakatla, today’s a big day,” Metlakatla Mayor Albert Smith told Ketchikan’s City Council Thursday, highlighting the historic link of the two communities’ power grids.
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Ketchikan celebrates Filipino American history, culture at 2nd annual Fil-Am Festival

Community members in Ketchikan came together last weekend to celebrate Filipino American History Month at the second annual Fil-Am Festival.

Author of measure to cut Ketchikan library funding over LGBTQ content says he doubts it will pass

Former Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly member John Harrington says he filed the initiative petition this summer on behalf of a group of parents that object to LGBTQ content at the Ketchikan Public Library.
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Report highlights Southeast Alaska’s soaring economy but warns of housing crunch and loss of state jobs

Southeast Alaska’s economy saw a massive rebound in 2021 and has continued to recover from the pandemic this year.
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Embattled Ketchikan City Council candidate Dave Timmerman officially ends campaign

Timmerman's name will still appear on the Oct. 4 ballot, after his Monday removal request missed an Aug. 25 deadline.
A man talking into two microphones

Ketchikan City Council candidate violated restraining order after relationship with 18-year-old, records show

Dave Timmerman pleaded guilty and served time in jail for violating one of the protective orders, court records show. He filed on Wednesday to run for a one-year city council seat.
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Ketchikan City Council approves seasonal sales tax to capitalize on summer tourism

Within city limits, the sales tax will go up in April and then down again the following October.
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New federal climate package could spur mine development in Alaska

The tax and climate bill includes $7,500 tax credits for people who buy new electric vehicles — but there’s a pretty big catch.

Ballot measure to defund Ketchikan’s library over drag queen storytime certified for Oct. 4 election

Only people who live in unincorporated areas of the borough will be eligible to vote on the measure.
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Families of tourists killed in 2021 floatplane crash near Ketchikan sue Holland America and Southeast Aviation

The lawsuit comes just over a year after a DeHavilland Beaver floatplane crashed into treetops on a steep slope in Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness, about 12 miles northeast of Ketchikan.
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Father and 2 young children rescued after taking wrong Ketchikan trail

It’s the second backcountry rescue in the Ketchikan area in less than a week.
A group of smiling people pose aboard a retired Alaska Marine Highway ferry.

Four Ukrainian refugees are living and working on a retired Alaska state ferry

"I'm very happy to be in the USA, because in the USA I am in a safe zone. I'm very happy that I don't listen to the sound of bombs," said 16-year-old Sofia Zagrebelskaa, who is now living on the retired ferry Malaspina with her mother.

Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla

The crustaceans uproot eelgrass beds in search of food, which serve as habitat for herring and salmon.
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PFDs will start going out to Alaskans on Sept. 20, says governor’s office

This year’s $3,200-per-person payout includes a $650 payment meant to offset high energy costs.
Sarah Palin sits at a table between a man and a woman, holding up a t-shirt that says "Nowhere Alaska 99901"

Ketchikan Republicans censure Sarah Palin over ‘bridge to nowhere’ controversy

Despite the censure, the party chapter is still recommending that voters rank Palin ahead of the Democratic candidate, Mary Peltola.
An Alaska state ferry waiting at a dock

After nearly 3 years, Alaska Marine Highway resumes service to Prince Rupert, B.C.

Ferry officials put the route on hold in September 2019 over a dispute over whether U.S. Customs officials could carry guns.
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Seattle crew wins 2022 Race to Alaska, reaching Ketchikan ‘days in front of anyone else’

The three-man crew aboard a 44-foot Riptide monohull sailed into Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin harbor Monday afternoon.