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Agreement Reached
The Wrangell Borough Assembly approved an amended contract with union employees during a special meeting Thursday, ending what have been contentious negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Wrangell, workers reach new contract agreement
Wrangell has a new agreement with its unionized workers. If approved by the Borough Assembly, it will end three years of sometimes acrimonious talks over wages and benefits.
Coast Guard, state finish cleanup of grounded fishing boat near Wrangell
The Coast Guard and state Department of Environmental Conservation finished cleaning up after a ship that ran aground 17 nautical miles west of Wrangell.
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Man indicted for murder in death of Ketchikan Dr. Eric Garcia
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center. (KRBD file photo) First- and second-degree murder charges...
Council delays resolution asking for on-site consumption rules
(Creative Commons image) The Ketchikan City Council had been scheduled to vote on a resolution...
Ketchikan Public Library plans for new children’s community garden
https://www.krbd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20LibraryGarden.mp3Imagine this: raised beds of...
Alaska News
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Bill rider holds GE salmon at bay
This GE fish, branded AquAdvantage, is designed to grow faster in fish farms. (Photo by AquaBounty...
Interest in kelp farming drives state tideland applications
(Creative commons photo)The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is beginning to work through...
Wildfire season living longer than usual due to hot dry weather
Hot, dry weather over the northern Interior is keeping wildfire season alive longer than normal. Alaska Fire Service spokesman Sam Harrel said the activity continues at a time when the region usually shifts to rainier...
NPR
LatestInside The Global Seed Vault, Where The History And Future Of Agriculture Is Stored
Seeds on Ice author Cary Fowler describes the underground tunnel near the North Pole, which stores and protects a collection of 933,000 samples of different, unique crop varieties.
Parents Of Terminally Ill British Baby Charlie Gard End Legal Fight
The couple’s lawyer told the London High Court that new medical tests have shown that an...
New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana
Pat Wilkins had a “high maintenance life” with expensive vacations and a BMW. Then she...
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Rec & Road Report
This is the Recreation and Road report for July 11 to July 17th.
Wrangell’s Tlingit Phrase of the Week
Tlingit Phrase of the Week is a project launched to help with the survival and renewal of the Tlingit language in Wrangell. Each phrase speaks to Wrangell's seasons and the Tlingit way of life. July is when the fish return month
Borough Assembly Meeting
LatestWrangell Borough Assembly Meeting 6-27-17
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met for a regular meeting on June 27th, 2017. Find the full audio and agenda here.
Special Assembly Meeting June 20, 2017
The Wrangell Borough Assembly held a special meeting on June 20, 2017 regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the local IBEW. The full audio of the meeting is here:
Special Meeting with IBEW 6-8-17
The Wrangell Borough Assembly held a special meeting on June 8th, 2017 regarding the local IBEW worker strike. The audio from that meeting is here:
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