Local News
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Borough to stop eating cost of credit card fees
The borough expects to pay $110,000 this year in credit card fees when residential and commercial customers use their card to pay utility bills — and the assembly believes it’s time the borough stopped eating the cost. The...
Construction starts on McKinnon St
Borough officials and the assembly are on a mission to improve the town’s streets. It was...
Fentanyl Overdoses
After three recent fentanyl overdoses in Petersburg, Wrangell Police Chief Gene Meek is...
Talk On The Rock
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Gubernatorial Candidate, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Former Alaska Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, also known as JKT, is running for Alaska...
Southeast News
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Walking tour highlights Ketchikan’s paranormal history
(Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) Getting off the cruise ships downtown, the first thing many visitors see...
Mt. Edgecumbe High School improvement committee to meet this week
A committee that will recommend improvements for Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka is meeting for the second time this week.The state-run boarding school’s ad hoc committee was established by the Alaska Department of Education...
Recreation & Road Report
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Rec & Road Report – Week of June 22 – 28
Road Conditions/Construction and Logging Activity: Middle ridge road is closed until repairs can...
Alaska News
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Faced with surging power bills, the Haines landfill is going off-grid
If all goes to plan, the landfill will be running off a combination of solar, batteries and diesel...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
An uptick in gray whale deaths is causing concern, and calls for more protections.
Anchorage School Board adds back 60 teachers with one-time state funding
District officials are eagerly watching the price of oil to see if they will see an additional $32 million boost in state support.
NPR
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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charges
Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction...
Former coach at Bucknell University charged in death of freshman football player
Former strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was charged Monday in the death of Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr., a freshman athlete with sickle-cell trait who collapsed during training in July 2024.
Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells’ death captured national attention
Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights...
Borough Assembly Meeting
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Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting – Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Wrangell Borough Assembly Regular meeting of Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Borough Assembly Chambers at Wrangell City Hall.
Wrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6/9/2026
Regular Meeting of the Wrangell Borough Assembly 6:00 pm June 9, 2026 CALL TO ORDERa. PLEDGE OF...
Borough Assembly Meeting 5/12/2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Location: Borough Assembly Chambers – 7:00 pm CALL TO ORDERa. PLEDGE...
