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Plans to clearcut about 900 acres of old-growth forest near the Klehini River moved one step closer to fruition last week when the state denied the...

A 23-year-old Haines man was indicted by a Juneau grand jury last week and arrested on eight felony charges, including five counts of enticing a...

The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the 2015 Voice Arts Awards on Oct. 8, and the list predictably includes celebrities...

The Haines Borough is moving forward with plans to install a pavilion, stone fireplace and stairway at Picture Point, developments public facilities...

Kyle Fossman has decided to permanently bow out of professional basketball, electing instead to settle down in Haines with his wife and start an...

Cleaning up the site of an illicit rifle range near 7 Mile Haines Highway became a little more complicated – and probably a lot more expensive ...

As surely as the sun will rise tomorrow, the slide zones near 19 Mile and 23 Mile Haines Highway will continue to dump debris on the landscape below,...

Afraid of public speaking? That’s okay, local author and historian Dan Henry likes a challenge. Henry will lead a storytelling workshop beginning...

It’s not every day that Haines is visited by a woman whose many hats include indigenous cultures activist, women’s rights advocate, and...

Vision Quest, a First Nations hip-hop group from Whitehorse, Y.T., is headlining the library’s two-day celebration of the launch of its new...

Monday, Oct. 12 A caller reported concerns about a relative who had not made it through the U.S./Canadian border before the nightly closure. Troopers...

The library is holding two days of musical performances, weaving demonstrations and traditional food tastings next week to celebrate the release of...

Charlie Lou Katzeek was born at 4:23 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Bartlett Regional Hospital to parents Hannah Blilie and Tom Katzeek. She weighed seven...

It’s a tie. Tuesday’s unofficial election results have Haines Borough Assembly candidate Margaret Friedenauer as the clear winner of one seat,...

The Small Boat Harbor expansion project has hit another obstacle that could delay the project from going out to bid for a year or more. The Haines...

Although the Haines Borough Assembly approved it two weeks ago, the controversial minor offenses ordinance is still creating a buzz around town, with...

A cocaine possession charge leveled against a 22-year-old Haines man on Sept. 26 was dropped by prosecutors days later due to a lack of evidence....

After being sent back to the drawing board at September’s Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting, a local developer is returning to the...

Residents packed the seats and floor of the Haines Borough Assembly chambers Tuesday night to hear about the state’s proposed marijuana regulations...

Representatives from the Haines Borough and its tourism industry say they are confident their pitch of reduced docking fees influenced cruise line...

Someone took two pieces of Alaska Department of Transportation equipment for a joyride near 19 Mile Haines Highway last week, lodging a street...

Monday, Oct. 5 A caller reported receiving a fraudulent voice message from the IRS. An officer spoke with the caller. Sunday, Oct. 4 A Comstock Road r...

KTVA Anchorage Channel 11’s Heather Hintze traveled to Haines last week to interview owners of the Haines Brewing Company and Port Chilkoot...

The manager of Coastal Helicopters has filed for a conditional use permit to site a helipad near 35 Mile Old Haines Highway. Michael Wilson, general...

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