The search initiated for a Ketchikan mother and her five-year-old child on Thursday reached an unfortunate conclusion when the child was located deceased at 2:45 pm on Friday afternoon troopers revealed. 36-year-old Jennifer Treat, and her son, Jaxson Brown set out on a hiking trip on the Lunch Creek Trail on Wednesday afternoon and […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two kayakers Monday in Ketchikan after one of their kayaks sustained damage and took on water. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco arrived on scene and recovered both kayakers along with their kayaks and brought them to where they launched at Mountain Point in Ketchikan. No injuries or […]
Additional AMHS vessels returning to service in April and May (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) vessel M/V Matanuska departed from Juneau Friday on its way to the Ketchikan Vigor Shipyard for repairs to its propulsion system. The United States Coast Guard approved a sailing plan for Matanuska to travel to Ketchikan […]
Ketchikan’s Tatsuda’s IGA Supermarket closed down unexpectedly after a landslide took out much of the business early Thursday morning, according to reports coming out of that southeast city. The Ketchikan Fire Department received a fire alarm from the business at 633 Stedman at 12:56 am resulting in a response. Upon arrival, KFD found that […]