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A draft engineering report says the Haines Borough should address surface water flows on the Mount Ripinsky hillside in response to a ground slump...

Memorial Day will be a little different in Haines this year. Residents and veterans who turn out at the annual observance for the nation’s fallen...

The path to re-election for State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, cleared a bit this week, as the Alaska Supreme Court reversed course and approved a...

Constantine Metal Resources Ltd., which has spent about $10 million exploring the Palmer ore deposit since 2006, probably won’t work at the copper...

Joseph Banks, a 20-year-old student at Haines’ wilderness leadership school, stopped a news reporter on Main Street on an evening last week and...

The lead position in the Haines Big Brothers-Big Sisters organization has been eliminated due to cuts in federal grant programs in recent years,...

Entertainment following the 20th annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival this weekend includes a “Sudsy Pickle Challenge” obstacle...

Haines Borough officials say they want to meet with state road engineers before the Department of Transportation starts working on a Y-shaped...

The 34th annual King Salmon Derby features more than $19,000 in cash and prizes. “It’s just such a fun community event for everybody to get out...

Speaker Mark McNamara related basketball to life and valedictorian Hannah Wing wore XtraTufs at a Haines High School commencement ceremony Tuesday...

Senior hurdler Devin Braaten, notching his fastest times of the season, led the Haines boys to a third-place finish in a field of 18 teams at the...

A 33-year-old Haines man was charged this week with shooting big game from a boat and for failing to validate his harvest ticket immediately after...

According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release, Dalton Cache border station officers seized a small amount of narcotics on May 19....

Residents collected more than four tons of garbage during the annual community cleanup this month. The total included 159 bags of trash turned in to...

The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee will hold elections at a meeting 5 p.m. June 1. One seat on the panel is up for grabs. An...

Monday, May 21 Road workers requested extra patrols of the construction zone on Main Street because motorists had been speeding in the area. Dispatch...

Ivy Kathryn Elliott was born Wednesday, May 16 at 1:01 a.m. in Juneau to Sarah and Brian Elliott. Ivy weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 20.5...

I would like to offer a major thank you to all of those involved in the organization, planning and mobilization of the scrap metal and junk car...

May 19th was a sad day for Haines. The Elks Lodge asset sale May 19th experienced a large public turnout which was certainly appreciated, but now...

Go out to the Jones Point Cemetery to appreciate all the work that has been done. We thank all who grabbed a rake and bag to help, especially the...

The Haines Brownies would like to extend a big, heartfelt thank-you to many people and organizations for helping us have a great experience this...

The Uglys of Haines would like to thank everyone who attended our recent pig roast fund-raiser. Through your generosity we raised over $1,000 to be...

We would like to thank everyone who made our spaghetti feed fund-raiser possible, especially Howser’s, Olerud’s and Mountain Market for donating...