Metlakatla’s attorneys say lawmakers implicitly granted tribal members the right to fish in nearby waters — even outside the reserve’s boundaries.
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SEARHC to send 1,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ketchikan
Ketchikan emergency manager Abner Hoage told Ketchikan’s City Council Thursday that the shipment from the Southeast Regional Health Consortium is larger than the community’s allotment from the state.
As Alaska prepares for first ranked-choice election, experts say now is the time to educate and test
Experts who have experience with Alaska’s new elections system have some advice: educate and test.
Ketchikan librarians freeze thousands of books after pipe bursts at UAS campus
Freezing temperatures in Ketchikan brought the mercury down to single digits at night and in the 20s during the day in Ketchikan in early February. That’s thought to have caused a pipe to burst on the top floor of the Zeigler building at UAS.
Cruise ships don’t appear to be behind Ketchikan’s beach bacteria problem — so what is?
Ketchikan beaches have elevated levels of bacteria that could make people sick even without dozens of cruise ships sailing through the Inside Passage and discharging wastewater.
Ketchikan businesses reckon with another summer without cruise ships
Some Ketchikan businesses managed to limp through 2020 but wonder how they’ll survive a second season without cruise visitors.
Alaska Airlines milk run flight turns back shortly after takeoff from Ketchikan
The Wrangell-bound Boeing 737-790 turned back about five minutes after taking off “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the airline.
Federal judge dismisses Metlakatla lawsuit arguing tribal members shouldn’t need state fishing permits
Attorneys for the state argued that Congress never intended to grant Metlakatla the fishing rights the tribe claimed.
Without cruise passengers, Ketchikan borough officials project $3.4 million budget shortfall
Despite the expected multimillion-dollar shortfall, officials say the borough won’t burn through all of its savings.
Ketchikan school superintendent Beth Lougee medevaced for COVID-19 complications
She had recently returned to work from bereavement leave after losing her husband to complications from COVID-19 last month.