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In a 4-1 vote, the Haines Borough Assembly approved the renewal of Alaska Excursions’ Glacier Point ATV permit that prompted questions about how...

The Skagway tour company criticized last February by former employees for neglecting safety practices, and that six months later experienced a death o...

The Chilkoot Indian Association might have to shut its doors and end funding for food and housing assistance if the federal government shutdown lasts...

Planning commissioners approved a new resource extraction ordinance and abandoned a vote on an amendment that would have added major resource extracti...

The Haines Glacier Bears girls’ and boys’ basketball teams fell to unrelenting Metlakatla squads last weekend. Despite successful drives to the...

Some school board members wanted to learn more about the school district’s “Run. Hide. Fight.” active-shooter response plan proposal. At...

In its final public hearing, Mayor Jan Hill broke a tie vote during Tuesday’s assembly meeting in favor of spending $30,000 for a design that would...

The economy grew again in 2018, continuing a trend that saw clear increases in the retail and tourism sectors similar to growth between 2016 and...

The borough assembly voted unanimously to send an at times biting letter penned by its attorney to the acting director of the Alaska State Troopers...

The borough’s tobacco tax has been in effect for one year, and revenue is exceeding projections. The tax is remitted quarterly so revenue from...

The Haines Borough Assembly will be asked to revisit its spring decision not to seek funding or research the efficacy of a drug-sniffing dog for the...

The Haines Glacier Bears boys squad took second at last weekend’s Rally of the Regions basketball tournament, falling to Cordova 46-54 in the...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game lacks data for its fall chum escapement numbers due to low water and fish wheel displacement from highway...

The Haines Borough Planning Commission approved the Haines Highway reconstruction project phase two design plans despite staff objections. Borough...

The surfacing of what many residents described as a decades-long open secret shook the town this year: allegations from multiple men of sexual abuse...

A young Glacier Bears girls basketball team is taking the court this season, and coach Greg Brittenham said his more experienced players are stepping...

The Haines Glacier Bears wrestling squad is sending two athletes to the state championship in Anchorage this weekend. Senior Kamakana Kanahele and...

The Haines Glacier Bards placed in the majority of their performances at their third tournament of the year in Mount Edgecumbe on Nov. 30 and Dec.1. S...

Romaine lettuce is available again after the leafy vegetable was pulled from shelves last month when the Centers for Disease Control and the Food and...

The code review commission has recommended updates to the borough assembly that include fee increases, control of female “in season” dogs and...