The Tongass Futures Roundtable is shutting down. The organization tried to resolve Southeast Alaska forest-issue conflicts. more

Sitka's Teri Rofkar was named the 2013 Rasmuson Distinguished Artist. The annual award is given by the Rasmuson Foundation to an Alaska artist with a history of accomplishment. It brings with it a $40,000 prize. more

A new, smaller Sealaska land-selection measure faces opposition from the federal government. The legislation would transfer 3,600 acres of the Tongass National Forest to the Southeast-based regional Native corporation. more

The top state official in charge of water quality says cruise ships have cleaned up their act considerably over the last fifteen years. Michelle Bonnet Hale is the director of the Division of Water for the Department of Environmental Conservation. She spoke to the Sitka Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (5-15-13). She said the state’s remaining concerns were the levels of ammonia, copper, nickel, and zinc. more

A Petersburg Fisherman early this month recovered more than half of the hand-carved cedar paddles that had been lost by the One People Canoe Society late last month. A local… more

Winter king salmon trolling was slow in Southeast Alaska for much of this past year, very slow, but the commercial catch brought sustained, record-high prices. According to the Alaska Department… more

A Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Sitka searched the waters of Wrangell Narrows near Petersburg over the weekend after reports that a distress flare had been spotted in the… more

The herring sac roe harvest in Seymour Canal off Southern Admiralty Island closed at 4pm Saturday and just a handful of gillnetters kept fishing until the very end. According to… more

About 10,000 years ago, give or take a couple thousand years, a volcano blew its top in the middle of Behm Canal. The crater is still there, covered by 150 feet or so of ocean. But when the volcano exploded many thousands of years ago, it was not underwater. more

Yakutat is gearing up for an influx of birders. They’re coming to the northern Southeast Alaska community to celebrate the return of a somewhat rare seabird. more

Two people are safe after a massive landslide destroyed the cabin they were camping in Sunday morning (5-12-13) near Sitka. An air taxi pilot rescued the pair from a debris field estimated to be 20 feet deep. All their belongings were buried in the slide. Their dog remains missing. more

A second measure transferring Tongass National Forest land to Sealaska is before Congress on Thursday.

It’s stopgap legislation turning 3,600 acres over to the Southeast-based regional Native corporation. Two parcels are proposed,… more

Say so long to summer drivers riding the ferry for free, winter roundtrip discounts and printed schedules. The changes are some of the ways the Alaska Marine Highway soon plans to address a $3.5-million spending cut mandated by the Legislature. more

...The salmon that is...The 2013 Salmon Derby kicked off Saturday in Wrangell. This is the 61st annual derby in Wrangell. It runs now until 9pm on June 9th. more

Governor Sean Parnell was in Ketchikan Saturday, and came by the KRBD station for an interview. Parnell talked about what Alaska – and specifically Ketchikan – can expect from the rest of this term, and his potential second full term. more

A Southeast village Native corporation wants to export its cultural tourism expertise. It’s opened a consulting business to build on more than a dozen years in the business. more

Sealaska is making more money. Southeast Alaska’s regional Native corporation says it brought in almost $312 million during 2012. more

High school graduation is a big deal. It marks the end of adolescence and the beginning of a newfound independence. On Thursday, May 9, Mt. Edgecumbe seniors graduated from the state-run boarding school while families and friends watched from the auditorium at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. more

The Petersburg Borough will not fund the Thomas Bay Power Authority this coming year. The Assembly this week voted not to approve the organizations 2014 budget. The majority of… more

John Kanarr didn’t know how his life would change when he took a job on the ferry Taku. The able-bodied seaman was working on tugs in Puget Sound, but looking for something better. more

On a beautiful, sunny, calm, warm day, a tour boat left downtown Ketchikan, headed toward Misty Fiords National Monument. But this tour boat had no tourists on board. It was full of tour guides. more

Wrangell’s Shakes Island Tribal House rededication was last week. Hundreds of visitors from across Alaska, Canada, and the lower 48 poured into the small island town to witness the historic event. more

Deborah Merle has been on administrative leave from the district and was not allowed to attend the meeting herself. But her brother, Doug Andrew, gave the Board a warning during citizen comments. more

Former Alliance Realty co-owner Roger Stone pleaded guilty to one felony count of misapplication of property during a hearing in Ketchikan District Court on Wednesday. The class C felony holds a maximum sentence of five years in prison and up to $80,000 in fines. more

The Alaska department of Fish and Game is hoping to gather more data on Grouse and Ptarmigan in Southeast and biologists would like some help from upland hunters. The season… more

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board will vote on a delayed motion Wednesday to purchase 60 laptop computers. more

The Shakes Island rededication was a special time for many people. But for one Ketchikan couple, it marked the beginning of a new life together. more

Southeast gillnetters headed to southern Admiralty Island this week for the upcoming Seymour Canal herring fishery. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game put Seymour on two-hour notice as of… more

Nearly 600 Petersburg residents spent a rainy Friday evening aboard the state ferry Malaspina to help celebrate the Alaska Marine Highway’s 50th anniversary. They were welcomed with Norwegian dancing and… more

KRBD has been awarded a disaster preparedness grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. more

A local legislative race in Alaska has caught the attention of national media, and is being held up as model for political change elsewhere in the country. The April 22nd issue of The Nation magazine calls the election of 23-year-old Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins to the to the House District 34 seat a “lesson” for the left. more

In 1963, the Beatles released the iconic single “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream Speech,” and President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. more

Seven canoes arrived in Wrangell yesterday afternoon. It’s been a rough trip for many of the crews. Most encountered bad weather and rough seas on their journey through the Inside Passage. more

It looks like there won’t be a chinook subsistence fishery on the Stikine River this year. Officials this week closed the annual opening, scheduled for May 15th to June 20th. more

Excitement has been building in Southeast for the re-dedication of the Chief Shakes Tribal House in Wrangell, which has undergone a two-year restoration. Hundreds of people are expected… more

Several canoe groups are paddling down the Inside Passage to Wrangell for the Shakes Island Rededication event this week. Two canoes traveling from Juneau hit bad weather and rough water on Saturday. One canoe was lost. more

As of this afternoon, a search and recovery effort is in full swing. A Juneau-based plane for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game was sent out. A second plane from Petersburg Fisheries was also dispatched. more

Wrangell Republican Rep. Peggy Wilson says she got some, but not all, of what she wanted from this session. more

The Anan Wildlife Observatory is located 30 miles from Wrangell and is best known for its bears. Anan is currently managed under a 10-year plan which is up for its next review. The Forest Service is in the process of re-vamping this plan to accommodate more local and commercial visitors. more

Southeast Alaskans critiqued the Marine Highway System’s 2013-2014 fall, winter and spring schedule Tuesday. more