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Skagway rockslide diverts ship to Haines, boon to merchants
Haines woke up Tuesday morning to fog horns and a surprise cruise ship after a second rock slide...
Police chief calls on state troopers to clarify position
Haines Borough Police Chief Heath Scott said resistance to borough-wide police expansion is due to “misinformation that’s being circulated....
Police response outside of townsite under microscope
Haines Borough Police Chief Heath Scott warned the borough assembly not to “write legislation in blood” after some assembly and community members...
Shot bear found on highway
State troopers are looking for whoever shot a brown bear near Mile 17 Haines Highway. Police and troopers received several calls during the early...
Lutak Dock plan downgraded
After its first choice was turned down for funding, the Haines Borough Assembly endorsed a less expensive Lutak Dock design plan with a decreased...
A vertical realm: Hidden granite towers could draw a gold rush of Alaska big wall climbing
Just past the northern skyline near the headwaters of the Chilkat River, a six-mile-long section of...
Mayor, assembly candidates want to repair wounds
October’s municipal race heated up this week after a handful of residents declared their candidacy for mayor and assembly just before Monday’s 5...
Users beware, E. coli found in Mud Bay water
An unregulated water source for many Mud Bay and Haines Borough residents has tested positive for E. coli and a state drinking water specialist has...
Tipped bike triggers other crash
A lost couple and their toppled motorcycle triggered an accident and another near collision on a hill off the Haines Highway Thursday afternoon. A...
Public criticizes proposed salary cut for mayor
The Haines Borough Assembly considered an appeal from a resident to reimburse them for the cost of providing adequate water pressure to their future...
Business Briefs
Business briefs are an opportunity for the Chilkat Valley News to inform the community about new, changing or improving businesses in the borough....
Haines votes 'No' to recall three assembly members
Assembly members Heather Lende, Tresham Gregg and Tom Morphet retained their seats on the assembly,...
Uber driver ditches app, plans new taxi business
A Haines Uber driver is starting her own cab company after experiencing the difficulties of the mobile transportation app in a rural community. Suzann...
Passengers, pilot uninjured after emergency water landing
No one aboard an Alaska Seaplanes flight was injured Monday during an emergency water landing three miles outside of Juneau after the 207 Cessna’s e...
Vacation rental gets pass
The Haines Borough Planning Commission found no violation of a vacation rental conditional use permit issued to Kim and William Chetney despite a...
Staff to reexamine pot tax
A proposed tobacco and marijuana excise tax ordinance will be divided and head back to the Haines Borough Assembly as two separate ordinances. The ass...
Recall proponents absent from public forum
In a public forum Wednesday, Aug. 9, the three Haines Borough assembly members targeted for recall answered questions regarding the allegations...
Lutak crowds sandwich bears
A tumultuous several days in the Lutak area ended with a veteran Alaska Department of Fish and Game...
Woman loses everything in fire, community steps up
After a woman and her godson escaped a fire last week that burned her cabin to the ground, many Haines residents are helping to get her back on her fe...
Union attempts to influence recall with attack ad
A statewide public employee union’s “Recall Tom Morphet” Facebook post is encouraging Haines voters to recall the assembly member for a reason...
Expanded police service goes back to committee
The question of extending police service borough-wide won’t go before voters this October after the Haines Borough Assembly referred the issue back...
Alaska recall law middle of spectrum
Alaska’s recall process falls into the “middle ground,” according to the Alaska Supreme Court. In a 2004 legal review written for the Alaska Div...
Puppeteer to begin three week European residency in France
A local puppeteer will head to France in October to complete a three-week residency that will help him finish a documentary exploring the art of...
Thoughts from Homer as recall dust settles
While a Homer recall organizer and targeted council members both said their local recall was difficult on the community, it also made its citizens...
Borough-wide police protection, a guide
At the Haines Borough Assembly's direction, borough staff have drafted an ordinance that creates...