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Undeterred by three defeated attempts in the past seven years, Haines Borough Assembly members again are taking steps to exempt the municipality from...

April showers bring May flowers, or whatever. A scant .51 inches of rain fell in Haines last month, making it the fourth driest April on record,...

Migratory birds were the focus of bird-banding training last month in the Chilkat Valley, sponsored by the Ts’ats’ee Bird Observatory. “We got...

The deaths of two heli-skiers in an avalanche here has generated safety discussions among firms conducting the tours and among backcountry skiers....

A toxicology report on a heli-ski guide involved in a fatal avalanche March 13 found marijuana-based THC in his blood at higher than background...

By Tom Morphet Facing a room full of advocates for local non-profit organizations, the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday backed away from a manager’s...

A crew coordinated by the Takshanuk Watershed Council last month installed nine tide pools near Picture Point as part of the Haines Borough’s enviro...

Reading to dogs and learning to play a recorder are among the new offerings at the public library’s Summer Reading Program, said children’s...

Residents can weigh in on the Haines Borough’s draft comprehensive plan at two town meetings next week. Each meeting is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. The...

Downtown Revitalization Committee members agreed April 30 that recent action by the Haines Borough Planning Commission to classify two westward...

Stephannie M. Quinn, 26, of Juneau was sentenced March 27 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence on Sept. 21. Quinn came to the...

Mayor Stephanie Scott on Tuesday broke a tie vote of the Haines Borough Assembly to adopt an ordinance that removes code language mandating the...

Bulky textbooks might soon be a thing of the past at the Haines School. Sam McPhetres, technology coordinator, and assistant Margarette Jones last...

A 31-year-old Haines man this week was charged after allegedly poaching a pregnant moose found at about 38 Mile Haines Highway. State troopers on...

A spaghetti dinner Friday night at the Haines School will benefit three classmates’ trip to volunteer for a month at an orphanage in Moshi,...

Parker Schnabel isn’t the only Haines miner mucking about on prime time television. Creighton Lapp, a 1996 Haines High School graduate, has been...

Monday, May 7 Police were informed about an abandoned vehicle on Haines Borough property on Mathias Avenue. A caller requested a phone number for a...

I’d like to clarify some things about the hiring of the new planning and zoning technician. Tracy Cui was the most qualified applicant for the job....

Thank you Kathy and Stan at Valley of the Eagles Golf Course for supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters. This locally owned business allows all our...

We would like to say “thank you very much” to the community for all of your support and encouragement with Lemonade Day Alaska. Only in Haines is...

I want to publicly thank Jacklynn Ruggirello for providing our community with a Zumba Gold class. She is an upbeat, encouraging, patient teacher and...

Takshanuk Watershed Council would like to thank all volunteers for coming out to the Chilkat River Cleanup and making it a success! We managed to...