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A Juneau developer has scrapped plans for a 20-lot subdivision above Lutak Road, citing a sluggish Haines housing market and high development costs...

When Haines High computer teacher Sam McPhetres received an email from Samsung soliciting applications for the “Solve for Tomorrow” contest three...

The Haines Borough Assembly will decide Tuesday who is responsible for the estimated $10,000 election investigation bill: the public, or school board...

With one manager candidate clearly eliminated and one withdrawn from the race, the Haines Borough Assembly will decide Tuesday how it wants to...

Military police officer Travis Marshall will travel from Wasilla to join the Haines Borough Police Department Dec. 30, bringing the force back up to...

Boys and girls shouldn’t put their Halloween costumes in the closet just yet.   Saturday’s 36th Annual Doll Fair is costume-themed, and both...

To come fully under the umbrella of the Haines Borough as a department, the library has to close its private savings account. The problem is, that...

Handyman offers odd-job services Josh Benassi is back in business after a year-long hiatus from his handyman company, “Josh of All Trades....

Pianist to bring Nordic sound The Haines Arts Council is rolling out the Steinway for Canadian pianist Derek Yaple-Schobert, whose classical melodies...

Three members of the Haines Borough Assembly who met Tuesday to interview the top four borough manager candidates via Skype afterward expressed...

Plans for development of the Picture Point Wayside are under way, with the design team estimating they will have a preferred alternative ready by spri...

Haines School officials are recruiting for what may be the hardest job in town to fill. Due to a lack of local basketball referees, school activities...

An older couple walking by a fire near the police station Saturday smelled marijuana. “Hey, I know what that is. What are you guys doing?” the...

Haines vehicle owners have expressed confusion and frustration over the recent passage of a $22 biennial motor vehicle registration tax, but...

Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott is pushing for the Southeast Alaska Conference of Mayors to write a letter supporting the Haines Highway...

The Haines Drama, Debate and Forensics team picked up steam at its second meet of the season, held at Mount Edgecumbe in Sitka Oct. 11-12. One...

Grand Camp of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood convened Oct. 8-11 in Yakutat. Camp 5 ANB sent President Sonny...

Mistakes were made during the Oct. 1 municipal election, but they were not egregious enough to warrant overturning the results and ordering a new...

Documentary filmmakers will capture a local songwriter’s quest to gain the attention of television celebrity Dr Phil. For years, Bamboo Room and...

The number of finalists for Haines Borough Police Chief has dropped to two after applicant Scott Happ recently withdrew his name from consideration, l...

Southeast Alaska State Fair Director Jessica Edwards sent 27 department champions, division winners, and exceptional best-of-class entries from...

The Haines Borough Assembly has whittled down a list of applicants for the manager position from 20 to four and will publicly conduct telephone...

After tabling it for nearly 10 months, the Haines Borough Assembly passed an ordinance establishing a motor vehicle registration tax Oct. 8.   The...

A new Alaska Department of Transportation vegetation management plan which makes it easier for the state to spray herbicides and pesticides on state...

Haines Borough Assembly member Debra Schnabel will not vie for the borough’s top job. Schnabel had previously voiced her intention to apply for boro...