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Canadian wildfires bring renewed smoke advisories to SE Alaska
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is again putting air quality at risk across Southeast Alaska,...
Duly Noted - Aug. 3
Cindy Zuluaga-Jimenez and Matt Jillson married on July 15 at Viking Cove, where Robert Chadwell presided over a service attended by local friends and...
Haines local hopes to build culture of firearm competency through airsoft
There's a battle raging two miles outside of Haines. Ten masked young men carrying M4-style rifles...
For Avery Wolves, state fair show is a special homecoming
For guitarist Jeremy Larson of the Fairbanks-based Avery Wolves, the Southeast Alaska gig is extra...
After hectic years, Haines ready for full Fair program
In between picking up bait herring for the Fisherman's Rodeo and trying to round up 20,000...
Mixed news on Haines salmon runs
Sockeye runs have been around or exceeding historic averages but Chinook salmon runs are worrying fi...
How Zen Bathworks in Haines quietly became a world-renowned wood bath maker
Actress Jennifer Aniston knows something about Haines that even some longtime residents don't: that...
Haines teenager 'overjoyed' after her design selected for state fair poster
Haines artist Emma Brouillette started making art just a few years ago, but she already has a major...
11.5-mile Takshanuk Ridge Run returns Sunday
The fifth annual Takshanuk Ridge Run will take place during the state fair weekend this year,...
Fair organizers confront volunteer shortage
Organizers of the Southeast Alaska State Fair say they’re scrambling to round up enough volunteers to keep events running smoothly, and have...
Duly Noted: July 27
About 30 Ward family members, including ones from Louisiana, gathered July 15 for a service to honor the memory and service of Morrie Ward, a U.S. Nav...
Friends of Haines Recycling look to build new facility
Haines’s recycling center is looking to expand its operations to a new lot near the city dump,...
$6 gas has motorists wondering why Haines is so expensive
Late last week, Steve Johnson, a tourist visiting Haines from Wisconsin, was grumbling about his...
Smoke from Canada wildfires could linger in Southeast Alaska
Haines residents who noticed a red hue in the sky over the weekend can blame smoke from historic...
Juneau-rooted alt-rock group Lovely Colours brings darker, more driving sound to first state fair show
The Seattle-based indie rock band Lovely Colours hasn't been to Alaska, but their connection to the...
Reinvented local favorite Moonalice returns to state fair
Moonalice guitar player Roger McNamee said he remembers the first time he visited Haines, he was...
Haines water manager gets award for doing the most with the least
Haines water and sewer manager Dennis Durr was recognized by the Alaska Water and Wastewater Management Association for keeping the town's wastewater...
UFO sighting in Haines?
Maggie Martin had just finished a two-mile walk through Haines with her sister on Saturday evening,...
750 miles to Haines on rollerblades
Jason Katz-Brown said the most reassuring sight when he's rollerblading down a mountainside at 30...
Contamination discovered at Second Avenue gas station
The state says there is no immediate risk to public health after workers found contaminated soil...
Winter ferry schedule proposed
Haines would get ferry service between four and five times per week under a winter draft schedule by the Alaska Marine Highway System. Community leade...
PBS show on eagle preserve airs Tuesday
A PBS documentary featuring the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve will air on PBS on Tuesday, July 18. The documentary is part of The Iconic America...
Frank Putnam gillnetted, worked in wood
Frank Putnam, a carpenter, woodworker and gillnet fisherman who built furniture and a four-bedroom home on Small Tracts Road, died July 3 in...
Duly Noted: July 13
By Tom Morphet Don and Diane Lippincott of North Haven, Conn. docked their 40-foot pilothouse trawler Zucchini in Haines July 7 to visit Jane Pascoe....
Haines challenges Census Count, with millions on the line
The Haines Borough is challenging the U.S. government's official count of its population, saying...