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State biologists on Wednesday captured an orphaned brown bear cub residents have been watching on Lutak Road beaches. The male cub weighed about 15 po...

About $2.9 million the Haines Borough has set aside for the Port Chilkoot Dock trestle replacement won’t be enough to pay for the job,...

Residents seeking appointment to Greg Goodman’s vacated Haines Borough Assembly seat must submit a letter of interest to the borough office by...

More than $16,000 in cash and prizes – including children’s awards for Dolly Varden catches – are up for grabs in the 33rd annual...

After celebrating 41 years of living in Haines and seeing the town go through good times and bad, I feel as though I have a pretty clear...

Well, Jay Linhart will be back on the roadway, plowing snow this winter and who knows what kind of condition, alcohol or no alcohol. Alaska DOT...

For over a year I have been working on the idea of building an extension to the Alaska Railroad from Haines to Delta Junction. I started with Denali...

Thanks to everyone who made Bike To Work (and School) Week so fun and successful. During the week, bike commuters were eligible to register for...

I would like to thank everyone who helped make our 25th birthday celebration a great success: Jason and Sean Gaffney with Alaska Mountain Guides for...

 I would like to thank the women of HAWC ( Haines Acapella Women’s Chorus) for the baby carrier gifted to my daughter and me, and for a...

Post reading the Goodman-Hess story, I was pleased to read the court decision. I have nothing against Mr. Goodman but I feel one of the biggest...

The fourth grade class would like to thank the following for their support and contributions to our Skagway trip: Haines Sportsman’s...

I wanted to express my appreciation to those people and companies that contributed to the Port Chilkoot Dock Project to have it ready for the cruise...

Updates to the Haines Borough comprehensive plan will be presented during a town hall meeting 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the fairgrounds’...

Early-bird passes to the Southeast Alaska State Fair are available until June 15. The four-day passes are $32, a savings of $8 from the regular price...

Keller Williams, a nationally acclaimed guitarist and loop artist, performs at the Chilkat Center auditorium 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 6. Keller is...

Acting on the results of a blood-alcohol test obtained through a search warrant, Alaska State Troopers have charged a Haines woman with driving under...

The Haines Borough Assembly next month is expected to introduce an ordinance that would permit all-terrain vehicles to operate on borough streets and...

A veterinarian with the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday cut into a juvenile killer whale that washed up last weeken...

The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation will be seeking $15,000 in local donations by Sept. 15 to meet a matching amount under a challenge grant from...

Do bicyclists take up more than their share of local roads? That was a discussion at a recent Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting, where...

"It went better than I thought," said Aihan Goldberg, commenting on his electric guitar solo that drew raucous applause during...

State troopers and Haines police used yelling, clapping, sirens, flashing lights, trucks and ultimately a front-end loader to shoo away a cow moose...

First Avenue, Willard and Mission streets are on track for paving this year, but other borough roads downtown will likely wait until next year,...