Haines state trooper Josh Bentz has forwarded to the FAA a complaint that a private pilot swooped low over the highway near 33 Mile. According to a...

The Haines High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams are preparing for a four-week stretch of meets that starts next weekend in Juneau....

Closure of the Elks Lodge is a big loss for our community, but perhaps inevitable. Elks membership was in decline and there didn’t seem to be...

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest on Tuesday proposed using increased property taxes, a variety of cuts and reserves to fill a $579,000 hole in the...

The town’s busiest intersections are about to get busier. Main Street from Front Street to Allen Road will be paved this summer, as will Second...

Haines police officer Cassandra McEwen was sentenced to a 60-day suspended jail sentence and to not own, possess or have custody of horses for five ye...

Lightning-fast banjo and guitar solos, reggae and classic, country swing will be heard on the main stage at the 44th annual Southeast Alaska State...

In an interview this week, Haines police officer Cassandra McEwen said she would plead guilty to three misdemeanor animal abuse charges filed against... Full story

The future of the annual, Fourth of July fireworks display was in question this week, following a 4-1 vote by the Haines Borough Assembly March 27...

Developer John Floreske Jr. is seeking a preliminary permit for a hydro-electric project at Walker Lake. The plant would generate 3,600...

Stores in Haines could now advertise they offer Interior-bound motorists the last groceries for 400 miles. Madley’s, the sole grocery store in...

A meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, April 13 is aimed at determining if there’s interest enough to keep open the Haines Elks Lodge. It’s the...

They say you’re a geezer if you spend your day wondering why things aren’t as good as they were back when you were a kid. Call me King Geezer, the... Full story

Characterizing concerns about the Connelly Lake project as either premature or not applicable, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 19...

Coordinates provided to Alaska State Troopers last week by Alaska Heliskiing put the site of the company’s March 13 fatal accident five miles...

Operators of the Christian radio station serving Haines say they’ll turn off the signal at the end of April if there’s not a major change in...

Haines Borough Tourism Director Tanya Carlson said recent closure of the downtown’s Thunderbird Motel will create a pinch in available housing,...

The mining season in the Porcupine district started early this year. Teen-age miner Parker Schnabel, whose family’s Big Nugget Mine has been...

By many measures, the Haines Borough School District is doing a good job. It’s keeping up with “No Child Left Behind” standards and addressing... Full story

Changes are coming to the Chilkat Valley News website. Starting April 15, full news stories on the site will be available only to paid subscribers.... Full story

One week after an avalanche claimed the lives of a heli-ski client and guide, key details of the March 13 accident are missing, including its precise...