Ketchikan-based Alaska State Troopers responded to a serious crash between a motorcycle and a tour bus on Thursday morning. Troopers arrived at the crash scene at 11 am on Thursday morning to find that the motorcycle driver and one passenger of the tour bus were suffering from injuries. The tour bus passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries […]
(KETCHIKAN, Alaska) The Tribal Council of Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) announced the purchase of the Orton Ranch property at Naha Bay, just north of Ketchikan. The property achieves the Tribe’s strategic goal to establish a permanent Culture Camp where they can teach the younger generation about the tribe’s way of life, on the land. At […]
The Coast Guard medevacs a man from a cruise ship south of Duke Island, June 5, 2022. The Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka hoisted the man who was experiencing symptoms of heart problems. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Sitka) SITKA, Alaska — The Coast Guard […]
A 63-year-old Ketchikan man suffered fatal injuries in a Saturday motorcycle crash on the North Tongass Highway on Saturday afternoon troopers revealed. Troopers report that they received a call at 2:37 pm on Saturday alerting them to a motorcycle crash with serious injuries and responded to the scene. When they arrived at the scene, they […]