Ketchikan, with a population of about 14,000, is nestled along the southern portion of Alaska’s Inside Passage – a water route famed for its stunning landscapes, fjords and glaciers.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A landslide cut a path down a steep, thickly forested hillside and crashed into several homes in Ketchikan, killing one person and injuring three in the latest such disaster ...

Deadly Alaska landslide displaces dozens of families in scenic Ketchikan By Steve Gorman August 26, 202410:33 PM PDTUpdated August 26, 2024 ...

An Alaska community is mourning the loss of a father who died in the Sunday landslide that left three others injured and prompted dozens of homes to evacuate.. Land detached from a hillside in ...

A disaster was declared in Alaska following a landslide in Ketchikan as further landslides are feared.. The landslide in southeastern Alaska killed one person and injured others at around 4pm on ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster emergency declaration for Ketchikan on Sunday night. “All state agencies are directed to provide whatever assistance is needed," the governor posted on X.

Ketchikan is surrounded by the Tongass National Forest, a temperate rainforest that encompasses much of southeast Alaska. Landslides often strike in the region, but garner little notice when they ...

At Ketchikan High School, a dozen people sheltered for a second night, officials said. Principal Rick Dormer said around 25 to 30 people were coming to the school for meals.

A violent landslide has raced down a forested hillside in Ketchikan, Alaska, killing one person and injuring three. “In my 65 years in Ketchikan, I have never seen a slide of this magnitude ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One person was killed and three were injured by a landslide that prompted a mandatory evacuation in the Alaska city of Ketchikan, authorities said.. Three people were ...