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The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on an appeal from three Frog House members regarding the dispute over ownership of five Frog Hou...

Elizabeth and David Krout and 5-year-old daughter Amelia of Seattle, Washington welcomed baby Adeline Irene Krout to their family on June 5....

The borough’s heliski map committee is awaiting industry data before settling on a recommendation that could limit heliski activity in the...

The Haines Sportsman’s Association third annual coho derby is scheduled to kick off next week, with some changes to accommodate pandemic mitigation...

Construction on the Chilkoot Lake road corridor has begun and the road is closed to vehicles and pedestrians seven days a week with some exceptions fo...

Kristine Harder was woken up at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning to the sound of her Fox Terrier barking at a bear busting through her front door. “I was...

Alaska Wildlife Trooper Colin Nemec said two of the bears he and Haines police officer Brayton Long shot last Monday near Small Tracts Road were in...

The Haines Borough School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to send students back to school five days a week starting Tuesday, Sept. 8. The...

Roger Schnabel has withdrawn a permit application from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a boat storage and maintenance pad on Front Street. The...

Members of the Haines Solid Waste Working Group held a meeting for the first time since 2017 last week after the assembly voted earlier this month to...

As of Wednesday morning, Cheryl D. Stickler, Jerry Lapp, Carol Tuynman, Helen Alten and Caitie Kirby are the latest candidates to confirm their...

At a hearing in Haines District Court Monday morning, the state’s assistant district attorney Dara Gibson dismissed a case against Paul Nelson for...

The Haines Borough Planning Commission voted 6-1 to write a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers opposing a permit that would allow Roger Schnabel...

Klukwan School won’t have in-person classes after the Chilkat Indian Village council expressed its desire for the village’s school to implement...

Last year’s high school cross-country season culminated in both the Haines Glacier Bears girls and boys’ teams winning state championships. Many...

The day after a judge rejected another slew of criminal charges related to Paul Nelson’s first-place half-a-car Fourth of July parade float, police...

The number of students whose families are expressing interest in homeschooling climbed to 51 this week, more than triple compared to last year, as...

I have great respect for Burl Sheldon’s experience and knowledge concerning solid waste. He and I have discussed this issue several times. But in...

Part-time classroom schooling, increased focus on outdoor education, a compressed schedule, lunch and breakfast in the classroom and mandatory face...