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Ferris wheel riders took a wild ride Saturday afternoon after a hydraulic system malfunction freewheeled the popular fair attraction. John and Sharon...

The Haines Borough Assembly discussed separating marijuana and tobacco excise taxes from one ballot proposition into two, and getting rid of a...

Wreckage lost at sea made the mechanical cause of the single-engine airplane that crashed into Lynn Canal during the fall of 2016 impossible to...

The U.S. Forest Service will demolish and rebuild the bridge at Excursion Inlet by Sept. 30. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced in a press release...

A complex, borough-wide police service area draft ordinance might come before voters this October, but some residents and assembly members say it...

Local cannabis entrepreneurs discussed their business plans with the Haines Borough Assembly Monday and addressed local objections to their permit...

Petersburg’s Gary Morgan built his limited marijuana cultivation facility Moog Droog from the ground up. He said it cost him around $100,000, way...

Tomàs Rebora, 39, biked through Haines last week during the first leg of what will be a two-year cycling journey that spans from Deadhorse, Alaska...

The Haines Borough unemployment rate dropped a full percentage point between June 2016 and June 2017, more than any other Southeast community, but...

Two contests, Wi-Fi and a wine bar are among the new features at this year’s Southeast Alaska State Fair. For the first time, contestants entering...

The Haines Borough Assembly last week advanced a new tax on tobacco and marijuana products. The 4-2 vote levies a $2 excise tax on each pack of cigare...

The state’s Haines Highway construction project will be delayed if the Alaska Legislature doesn’t pass a capital budget. The first phase of the...

The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $17.8 million budget Tuesday, including funding $95,000 for a local economic development...

A special election to recall Haines Borough Assembly members Heather Lende, Tresham Gregg and Tom Morphet is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 15. Borough...

Editor’s note: The name of the heroin addict described in the following story has been changed. Shirley, a 56-year-old woman living in Haines, is...

The Haines Sportsman’s Association has narrowed down details for a new coho salmon derby this fall. The group typically hosts a king salmon derby bu...

Four Haines residents have submitted letters of interest for the assembly seat vacated by Margaret Friedenauer’s resignation last month. The...

The Haines Borough Planning Commission is seeking legal advice after a Mud Bay landowner said he’d seek compensation from the borough if commercial...

The Haines Public Safety Commission established itself as a “Drug Awareness Task Force” June 1 after a town hall meeting where community members,...

The leaders behind a recall effort aimed at ousting three Haines Borough assembly members turned in signatures required to move ahead with the...

Five commercial marijuana licenses are now in various stages of the application process for operating within the Haines Borough. Resident Shawn...

The pilot involved in a fatal May 27 plane crash near Haines shut off one of the engines during the flight and couldn’t restart it, according to...

Debra Schnabel began work as the Haines Borough manager Monday, wrapping up a controversial hiring process, but still leaving unanswered questions...

The assembly on Tuesday is scheduled to approve a $17.8 million budget that for now includes some new, large expenditures, $50,800 worth of...