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Teachers at Haines and Klukwan Schools are gearing up for bustling classrooms as the new school year nears. Haines School hired two new teachers and...

Ten Upper Valley residents turned out last week to lobby for improvements to Emerson Field, located at the intersection of Haines Highway and...

Haines High School cross country runners are back on the trails preparing for what they hope will be their best season yet. Coach Chandler Kemp said...

Takshanuk Watershed Council announced Monday it is backing out of a wetland mitigation project at the 26 Mile Pond, but State Parks southeast area...

Daily temperatures in Haines were above average in July, but August is shaping up to be more ordinary. According to measurements by the National...

The Haines Borough School District is implementing a new policy this school year to reduce the number of unpaid balances for student meals. Principal...

Beth Bolander’s wearable art piece “Doragon,” which was pulled from a runway in Juneau in February for what some criticized as cultural...

As Haines’ population ages, the borough and local human services organizations expect demand for accessible transportation to rise, putting...

Haines Borough Assembly members needed more time to provide feedback for manager Debra Schnabel’s first evaluation. Assembly members were recently t...

Haines heliski companies had one of the worst seasons ever this year as bad weather and snow conditions limited time in the mountains. Southeast Alask...

Porcupine Road is at risk of closing this winter if a short-term fix to block flooding from the Klehini River fails. Haines Borough manager Debra...

Haines Economic Development Corporation sent several more critiques to McDowell Group this week on the baseline economic data report as it nears...

A young brown bear was killed this week after seriously damaging property on Skyline Drive, said state wildlife trooper Trent Chwialkowski. The...

Haines District Court continues to feel the squeeze of state budget cuts. Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg held a meeting Monday to hear from...

Haines businesses took only a small hit from the cancellation of two sailings by the state ferry Columbia, which derailed plans for hundreds of...

Construction work is done on the first phase of the small boat harbor expansion project, and the borough is pleased with the work despite a...

Following recent reports of dog bites and attacks on cats and wildlife, the Haines Borough Police Department said it will enforce the laws against...

The Haines Borough is considering a partnership with freight company Alaska Marine Lines, which would construct, operate and own a new...

The Haines Borough Assembly will review a finance committee recommendation that the borough exempt residential renters from paying sales tax if they...

The Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended rezoning land at Jones Point from heavy industrial to industrial light commercial to accommodate...