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The borough’s commerce committee is discussing several changes to the sales tax code for the assembly to consider. Committee members Debra...

Alaska Rods will feature local seamstress Dory Thompson’s collection of colorful, Alaska-themed aprons from 10:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. The Beach Rose will...

Former Chilkat Lake resident Christopher Panagiotou-Scigliano was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to one count of prod...

An order from the borough manager to cease and desist heliport operations at Airkat Airpark was delivered to George and Lynnette Campbell last month....

Come sideways rain or dumping snow, this year’s Winterfest is expected to attract fierce competitors from all over the Chilkat Valley. The annual sn...

The Haines Borough School District is looking to fill four full-time teaching positions next year as it continues to struggle against a national and...

Annie Boochever’s new play, “No Natives Allowed: Elizabeth Peratrovich Fights for Equality” will be debuted by Haines Borough middle schoolers...

Haines Dolphin swimmer Lucia Chapell faced “the fastest people in Alaska,” she said, last weekend at the Alaska Senior Championships in...

First Friday The Haines Sheldon Museum will premier its exhibit, A Mystery Lies Beneath the Waves: The Legend of the Clara Nevada, from 5-7 p.m. The...

The Haines Debate, Drama and Forensics (DDF) team has less than a month to perfect their performances before five students travel to the state...

Female brown bears are being hunted above what state biologists would like to see. This is one of the findings provided by Alaska Department of Fish...

Alaska Seaplanes is now offering text alerts to notify customers with packages to pick up. Text messages are optional and customers can sign up for...

The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday night reversed the planning commission's decision to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Chilkat River...

The 2023 Alcan 200 snowmachine race was canceled Saturday after poor road conditions caused two government snowplows to get stuck on the highway the...

Six residents are working together and with government agencies to bring Ukrainian refugees to Haines. Heather Lende, the group’s spokesperson,...

Following consideration of five appeals, the Haines Borough Assembly stepped back from a planning commission decision last week to authorize a new...

The Haines Volunteer Fire Department is short nearly half of their volunteers this year and call volume and intensity are only increasing, former...

The borough’s GASC committee recommended the assembly require one year of residency before serving on empowered government boards, such as the...

Haines Glacier Bears wrestler junior Leo Wald placed second and sophomore Hayden Jimenez placed third in their respective weight classes at the...

“More girls should do wrestling,” Glacier Bears junior Gracie Stickler said, days after competing at the wrestling state championship in...

By Madeline Perreard The planning commission last week voted 3-2 to approve a heliport at 24 Miles Haines Highway–a decision that sparked opposition...

By Madeline Perreard Seven Haines Glacier Bear wrestlers will advance to the state tournament after the team placed fourth at their regional meet in K...