The Haines Police Department’s illegal acquisition of blood samples in several DUI cases led to reduced charges for defendants in recent months. Fro...

A new study is aimed at gathering more information on where the eagles that show up here in November come from, and where they go when they leave. For...

The Alaska Department of Transportation is designing the Chilkat River Bridge to the highest industrial standard in anticipation of possible large...

By two votes, state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, pulled ahead of Democratic challenger Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka in the race for House District...

About 20 local stores and shops will be offering sales on Friday, Nov. 23 as part of the Haines Chamber of Commerce “Doorbuster” campaign. Known...

The potential of a major mining project at the headwaters of the Chilkat Valley and an industrial, mega-hydro project in the Chilkoot Valley to power...

The Hammer Museum would like to thank the Chilkat Guides, Rainbow Glacier Tours, and Alaska Mountain Guides for providing our interns with great...

Once again the community comes together for a good cause, which continues to reflect what a relationship-rich community we live in. A special thanks...

Thanks to all those in the community who filled the school cafeteria on a snowy evening last week in support of the fifth annual Chilkat Valley Peace...

I would like to first thank Chilkat Valley News for covering our KHNS annual meeting on Nov. 2 and welcome reporter Karen Garcia to town. I wanted to...

Doris Ward missed “Oklahoma!” in Haines because she was in Oklahoma with relatives, but she did catch a dress rehearsal of the play. On her way...

A recent spate of missing dogs in Haines has owners wondering what happened to their canine companions. Nancy Coleman, who lives on Fourth Avenue,...

A safer walk to school is just around the corner for Haines students. The Alaska Department of Transportation is proposing to build a new sidewalk run...

How many bald eagles are in Haines this week? Counts conducted around the Chilkat Valley on Nov. 3 found 855, but that’s only a fraction of the tota...

Hopes for an eagle release at this year’s Alaska Bald Eagle Festival were dashed by an infected toe. Cheryl McRoberts, director of operations for...

Eagles aren’t the only critters out there feeding on salmon. Dr. Taal Levi spent last summer in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve quantifying...

Two totems honoring women will be unveiled and dedicated Saturday at the site of Alaska’s only Alaska Native Sisterhood Hall. The Alaska Native...

With the goal of becoming more energy efficient, the Haines Borough Assembly recently contracted with Alaska Power and Telephone to install 16 new LED...

The shell of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center may be up by next October. Lani Hotch, executive director of the project, told a crowd at a...

Two contract change orders totaling more than $130,000 were approved during the Nov. 6 Haines Borough Assembly meeting without discussion. An $83,500...

The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously passed a heli-ski ordinance Nov. 6 that alters several industry regulations. Changes from current borough law...

A potential rezone on the east side of Chilkat Lake Road wouldn’t address concerns about industrial development in the neighborhood, some residents...

Players on the Glacier Bears volleyball team will be looking to boost senior co-captains Alisha Young and Riley Erekson at the season’s only home...

The Haines Glacier Bears wrestling team finished 26th of 60 teams at the ACS Invitational Wrestling Tournament Oct. 26-27 in Anchorage. More than 500...

An autopsy by the state medical examiner has attributed the death of a Washington state woman here in September to an enlarged heart. Michelle Paul,...