It’s a long-standing joke that the sun is a foreign object in Southeast Alaska and that its appearance makes residents cower. The joke came home las...

A new “friends” group aimed at promoting the Chilkat Center will hold “Celebrate the Center,” an evening of events at the Haines Borough’s...

Haines is scheduled to get up to 10 dockings of the cruise ship American Spirit this summer, a 100-passenger vessel making its debut in Alaska. It...

Prices slightly below last season’s were paid to commercial fishermen during Lynn Canal’s first commercial gillnet opening of the year, June...

One week after an alleged sexual assault near Main Street, Haines Borough police chief Gary Lowe said local streets are safe, but residents...

Monday, June 25 Several bags of garbage were reported left out at a Barnett Drive residence and a bear got into one bag. Police were attempting to...

Haines Borough officials are looking for ways to cut garbage expenses in the face of increased collection fees that have doubled or more in less than...

State Department of Transportation officials said this week they’ve secured $500,000 to complete sidewalk and curb repair in conjunction with...

Record snows followed by rain in November toppled a 70-year-old yellow cedar near 1 Mile Haines Highway, a tree apparently planted by pioneering farm...

The Downtown Revitalization Committee will seek to become a recognized advisory group to the Haines Borough. The loose organization of citizens and...

Meetings next week will give residents and resource agencies officials opportunities to weigh in on plans for the proposed Connelly Lake...

Wood-pellet heat wouldn’t be cheaper than oil for Haines Borough buildings and it’s not clear it pencils out at public buildings elsewhere in...

Haines police are seeking help identifying the suspect in an alleged sexual assault downtown early Tuesday morning. Police say the assault occurred...

Teams slowed down and some scratched in the 20th annual Kluane to Chilkat Bike Relay Saturday, held in wintry weather between Haines Junction, Y.T....

The Haines Borough Planning Commission was scheduled to hold a second public hearing on its draft comprehensive plan on Thursday, June 21. The...

Monday, June 18 A person was taken into protective custody and transported to Juneau to receive help. A caller reported RVs parked illegally on Beach...

The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday to retain manager Mark Earnest, reactivating a contract that gives him the borough’s top job for...

Haines Borough Assembly members Tuesday unanimously approved the government’s $11.3 million spending plan for the coming year. They raised the...

The final year of a three-year study on eulachon runs in the Chilkat Valley documented an estimated return of 7.1 million of the smelt-like fish to...

State Department of Transportation officials this week said they’re hoping to secure money to expand curb and sidewalk replacement work adjacent to...

Retailers in Haines say inconsistencies in freight delivery are costing them money and time. An official with shipper Alaska Marine Lines said the...

Inside Passage Quilting, a new shop near the cruise ship dock in Fort Seward, opened last month. Owner Linda Axsom said her business offers long-arm...