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Some basic design ideas for overhauling the corroding Lutak Dock are scheduled to be ready by Jan. 25, 2017. But lots of questions will remain for...

The Haines Borough appears ready to greenlight a Portage Cove expansion contract next Tuesday to Pacific Pile & Marine for $13.2 million. Last...

Two gates and an entrance booth constructed on the Chilkoot River corridor have Haines residents questioning future access to Chilkoot State Park....

Haines’ school board thinks that the district’s health text book falls short on sex education. Specifically, the text does not tackle...

Write-in votes for local Libertarian William McCord will not be counted, according to the state Division of Elections, but his campaign will go on....

There is a bit of Zen to trap shooting. Focus. But don’t overthink. Make sure your body is in the correct posture, but don’t obsess. Hope your...

Three Native Alaskan organizations are seeking $240,985 in court costs from a Haines family in the aftermath of the litigation over access to a...

The state has closed the Takhin Ridge area to mountain goat hunting as of midnight Wednesday because its harvest quota has been reached. This is the...

The Southeast Alaska State Fair and the Takshanuk Watershed Council will present the sixth annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Nov. 11 at Harriett...

A task force will be created to tackle some summer transportation problems, such as finding rides for tourists with disabilities and people younger...

The October weather in Haines was nothing short of strange. Despite getting more than a foot of snow in the middle of the month, this October was the...

The Glacier Bears volleyball team treated its home fans to long rallies, good hustle, and very close games against Skagway last weekend. On both...

Scott Sundberg should not vote on his own seven proposals to expand his company’s heliskiing area, according to a Haines Borough attorney’s...

A new alert system will instantly notify Haines residents of local emergencies. Dispatch Supervisor Celeste Grimes said the idea for a more efficient...

The remaining two drug-related charges against a leading Haines marijuana advocate have been reduced to misdemeanors. The next appearance of Dean...

State Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams was not the bearer of bad news in a meeting with the Haines Borough Tuesday, despite negative...

The article “Governor Hears Opposition to the Road’”(Oct. 16, 2016) states that I “pleaded for the governor not to build the road.” I...

We have a serious water problem in Haines, as we are all aware. This crisis puts at risk our greatest treasure, our loved ones, often older and...

Well, seven months has gone by and still my case goes on for something I didn’t do. This is the second time now I go before a court to be judged...

Build it out of wood, plastic, rock or metal. Maybe it is an island, or even a continent. We don’t care what color it is. As long as it gives us...

More than one person in town has asked why we do art when we are a history museum. Our mission is to collect, preserve and interpret the history, art...

A minor earthquake hit 12 miles southeast of Haines. The earthquake - measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale - was detected at 2:30 p.m. on Friday....

Tuesday, Oct. 25 Haines police began an investigation into a report of sexual abuse of a minor. Thursday, Oct. 27 Haines police began an...