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Haines Borough lodging tax income jumped 54 percent during the past five years and the expanding vacation rental market might explain the increase....

A vacant seat is up for grabs on the Haines Borough Assembly, following the resignation of member Mike Case at the group’s April 25 meeting. Case...

Lynn Canal Community Players presented a dinner theater reenactment of U.S. Secretary of State William Seward’s negotiations with the Russians for...

Carol Waldo, who applied for Haines’ first marijuana cultivation facility license, also has applied for the borough’s first retail marijuana...

The Haines Borough Assembly’s 5-1 decision to hire Debra Schnabel as borough manager Tuesday has further engulfed a community already embroiled in...

The Alaska Laborers union filed a grievance against the Haines Borough after assembly member Tom Morphet released to the public earlier this month...

The recall effort is generating distrust between several Haines Borough Assembly members and some borough staff after the recall’s sponsor...

This year’s Summer Youth Theatre Conservatory students will perform “The Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad,” inspired by the popular children’s...

The state dismissed all drug charges against Dean Lari last week because of what a magistrate judge described as a “technicality” and Lari’s...

Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Kevin White presented Thursday preliminary findings of a seven-year study on regional mountain goat...

Local and state musicians will rock out this weekend at the Chilkat Center and Pioneer Bar to raise money for Haines girls to attend this summer’s...

After reviewing a large budget increase for the police department, the Haines Borough Assembly discussed a host of police issues during a budget...

Between an apparent lack of awareness and the inability to continue financing due to default, two local revolving business loan-funding options have...

According to information provided at last week’s goat presentation by Alaska Department of Fish and Game: -43 percent of mountain goats die from...

The effort to recall three Haines Borough Assembly members is moving forward. Borough clerk Julie Cozzi, consulting with borough attorney Brooks Chand...

The Haines Borough Assembly voted 5-1 Tuesday for a $55,000 settlement with former manager Bill Seward. Seward threatened a wrongful termination...

Assembly member Tom Morphet made public four complaints against Haines police officers Tuesday, leading some members to question his methods despite...

Longtime resident Carol Waldo has applied for Haines’ first marijuana establishment license. Using the business name Glacier Bay Farms, Waldo...

Haines Highway residents raised points including essential emergency services, resistance to active patrols, and better tax representation to Haines...

By way of conversation and a coin toss, Haines Borough officials organized two community meetings with manager applicants. Residents will get to ask q...

Ten Haines residents have launched a recall petition against Haines Borough Assembly members Heather Lende, Tresham Gregg and Tom Morphet. Borough...

Haines Borough Interim Manager Brad Ryan on Tuesday proposed a budget for the coming year that relies on a hopeful projection of state support and...

The designation of Haines as a “Bike Friendly Community” by the League of American Bicyclists drew criticism from a handful of Haines residents...

As the Haines Borough Assembly wades through its budget for the coming year, it will consider a request for $95,000 in funding for a new Haines...

A bridge at Excursion Inlet that connects the Ocean Beauty Seafoods cannery to its water source has been closed, with no funding for repairs in...