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The attempted hire of a new Haines Borough police chief fell through Wednesday when the assembly voted unanimously to end negotiations with Richard...

Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures co-owner Scott Sundberg once again is applying for a permit to establish a heliport near Chilkat Lake Road....

Haines Borough School District Superintendent Michael Byer will be leaving at the end of the school year. Byer, who started with the district in...

More than five years after L.A.B. Flying Service closed its doors, much of the airline’s fleet sits along runways in Haines and Juneau, waiting for...

The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee is taking a small step toward addressing ongoing tension between commercial and subsistence...

The Sheldon Museum is celebrating Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Monday, February 17, with Tlingit crafts and stories and a showing of the...

The Haines Borough Assembly last week revisited the question of burying utility lines downtown, in regards to the upcoming rebuilding of Third...

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium representatives and others will be in town next week to help residents with questions about the...

Members of the Chilkat Valley Preschool board agreed Monday to pursue purchase of a modular structure to be located on the Haines School grounds as...

An idea to site a modular Chilkat Valley Preschool building on the Haines School grounds received a lukewarm reception at Tuesday’s school board...

Unseasonably warm weather has local heli-ski operators and backcountry skiers biting their nails about snow conditions and the future of the skiing se...

January saw some record high daily temperatures in Haines, but on average, the month was only the fourth warmest on record, according to National...

Haines High School’s basketball teams resume conference play against Metlakatla this weekend, and each squad has scheduled additional games early...

Haines Borough tourism director Tanya Carlson will be heading to Anchorage in April to take a new job as director of marketing and travel trade...

Fifth-grader Lydia Andriesen spelled her way to victory Wednesday at the Haines School Spelling Bee, but the 11-year-old was humble about her win...

A survey about the future of Mosquito Lake School was scheduled to go out late this week, with a one-week deadline for return. The survey, developed...

Beginners and experts alike will benefit from an eight-week woodworking class that starts Tuesday, Feb. 18, said Community Education Director John Hag...

The Haines Borough Assembly will decide Tuesday whether it wants to submit a legal document that would allow borough representatives to participate...

The Uglys of Haines would like to sincerely thank all the wonderful folks who attended our Haddock Family fundraiser Jan. 24. As always the good...

My wife and I were gone for three months, and when we drove off the ferry and approached Haines, I was shocked. I realize that while I was gone the...

The elementary Community Youth Development basketball program just completed their season with an exhibition finale last week. What a great turnout...

The previous edition contained a statement that the committee appointment ordinance should be implemented as policy instead of code. The advocate...

The Haines Borough Police Department is obviously lacking in training and integrity. The ability of officers to properly fill out and file a...