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The Haines Borough this week released the 95-percent design documents for the Small Boat Harbor expansion project, with changes from the 65-percent...

The Haines Borough’s Public Safety Commission will meet in assembly chambers 5 p.m. Monday after a nearly four-month hiatus. The commission has a...

The Hawaii-based bass player Milo Matthews is making his way back to Haines this Friday for a 7 p.m. show at the Chilkat Center lobby. The show is pre...

Deina R. Davis, 34, pleaded guilty July 7 to committing second-degree harassment on Feb. 11. Police received a report Davis had slapped a minor. An...

Monday, Aug. 10 A 17 Mile Haines Highway resident reported someone was walking around his house taking pictures. Haines Borough assessors are working...

A Haines woman fed up with thefts from her local business recently decided to hold the thieves accountable by setting up security cameras, snapping...

The Haines Borough has received a draft of the $22,000 study of its police department, but the document won’t be released to the public until it...

In the wake of concerns brought forward by a citizen advocate, Haines Borough officials are moving forward with changes to borough committee...

In need of a used office trailer? Contact the Haines Borough. The borough is selling the mobile office trailer that took up residence behind the...

Despite last week’s recommendation from a Haines Borough Assembly committee to comb through a minor offense ordinance that has caused public...

Former Haines Borough executive assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck is handling the municipality’s $1.2 million biomass grant from the Alaska...

The District Attorney’s office is postponing a Haines trial because one of the state’s key witnesses, former Haines Borough police chief Bill...

After widespread public criticism, the Haines Borough’s Government Affairs and Services Committee agreed this week to dissect a draft ordinance...

Residents who have clamored at recent Haines Borough Assembly meetings for more public involvement can step up Aug. 1 and declare their candidacy for...

A decision at last week’s Haines Chamber of Commerce board meeting that prompted a prominent member to quit the group has resurrected questions of...

The Haines Borough Assembly last week took a mid-meeting field trip to a west side trailer park in an attempt to settle a dispute between borough staf...

Haines Borough Manager David Sosa is remaining tight-lipped on the future of the municipality’s community and economic development director...

Concerns about the Small Boat Harbor project this week prompted Haines Borough staff to look into how the current design was chosen. Manager David...

Following Ken VanSpronsen’s recent move from wildlife trooper to Haines Borough police officer, another Haines man has come forward alleging...

Haines Borough Planning Commission members clashed last week over whether the body should entertain a request by residents to lower the speed limit...

The Southeast Alaska State Fair is adding a 44-foot climbing tower to its repertoire of attractions at this year’s 47th annual event. The climbing w...

The Chilkat Indian Village’s Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center took a major step toward completion this month after the Rasmuson Foundation voted to...

The Picture Point Wayside Project is costing more than the Haines Borough projected, with new bathrooms at $25,000 over budget and paving of the...

Following a 2013 scandal surrounding former Haines Borough Police Chief Gary Lowe and the subsequent hire of Bill Musser, who lasted only a year on...

Former Alaska Wildlife Trooper Ken VanSpronsen is now a member of the Haines Borough Police Department, but no one will say what brought about the...