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Anyone wanting to tune in to next week’s presentation on the Haines Borough’s $41,300 noise study will be able to do so from the comfort of their...

Haines has been without a wildlife trooper for three months, and it doesn’t look like it will get a new one any time soon. Wildlife trooper Ken...

Three candidates vying for two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly fielded questions at last week’s Haines Chamber of Commerce forum, sharing their...

Has your town water tasted funky lately? Haines Borough water and sewer operator Scott Bradford thinks he has discovered the reason. The borough...

Adze Scott Hart was born to parents Ted Hart and Meghan Elliott on Sept. 10 at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital. He weighed seven pounds and meas...

After nearly two hours of discussion, eight votes and considerable flip-flopping, the Haines Borough Assembly this week decided to postpone a vote on...

Following four years of fundraising, a local domestic violence response group has signed a one-year lease for the establishment of a safe house in...

The final draft of the Haines Borough’s $41,300 noise study is in, but it’s still unclear if or how the results will translate into law or...

Haines Borough planning and zoning technician Tracy Cui has joined the Army Reserves and will head to basic training in Missouri in mid-November. Afte...

The Haines Borough Assembly this week got a smoking hot deal on three biomass boilers, authorizing purchase of the equipment valued at $450,000 for on...

Award-winning author Melinda Moustakis will lead two creative writing workshops next weekend, including how landscape shapes characters and how to...

A Haines Borough committee is trying to hash out what priorities the municipality should submit to the Alaska Legislature, and it wants to hear from...

The Haines Borough Police Department has a new officer on the job. Officer Ryan Rutland recently moved to town with his wife and two children from...

Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs,...

Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs,...

Insurance rates are rising for homeowners in the upper valley, the result of a diminished rating of the Klehini Valley Fire Department by the Insuranc...

The Haines Borough Public Safety Commission met Wednesday to hear what the community wants of its next police chief, and apparently it’s interim...

Two igloo-shaped structures have popped up around Haines in recent months, but the domes aren’t for people. They’re for plants. Haines residents...

Pending approval by the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Brad Ryan will be the municipality’s new public facilities director. Manager David Sosa...

The Haines Borough Planning Commission has already received a handful of written comments regarding its discussion next week of the 95-percent design...

The Haines Brewing Company will soon be turning sun into beer with help from a federal program designed to promote alternative energy use among small...

The Haines Borough Assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee and the municipality’s Public Safety Commission have both recommended...

Haines Borough Manager David Sosa said the municipality is considering a $7,000 facelift for its website. The upgrade would be through the same...

Monday, Aug. 31 A person reported an abandoned vehicle on New Hart Road. An apartment manager reported a woman was trespassing. Police contacted the...

Sue Libenson this week attended the State Department-sponsored Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience...