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Haines Borough staffers are considering a monthly service charge on local cell phones and land lines to help pay for the nearly $500,000 Enhanced-911...

Haines Borough manager candidate David Sosa will travel from Hampstead, N.C., to Haines Dec. 4-6 for a public meet-and-greet, assembly interview and...

The Haines High School volleyball team posted a 1-2 record at a downsized regional tournament the Glacier Bears hosted last weekend. “It was really...

Patrons of the 33 Mile Roadhouse may soon be able to sip gin and tonics with their burgers. Owner Robbie Harris is applying to the Alcoholic Beverage...

Lynn Canal Community Players will stage the Tony Award-winning comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” Dec. 6-8 at the Chilkat Center audito...

A caller who apparently hacked the Haines Borough School District’s phone system may have accessed the system through a default password to an...

Interested in trying your hand at Native carving? An upcoming, four-session class sponsored by Community Education will offer students the chance to...

Following a three-year hiatus, the community Restoration Advisory Board for the clean-up of the U.S. Army tank farm site on Lutak Road will meet Dec....

Public radio station KHNS is hoping to raise $5,000 through an on-air auction Friday, Dec. 6. The auction will start online at the station’s...

The Haines Drama, Debate and Forensics team is experimenting with more serious material, a strategy that is reaping rewards, said coach Amanda Randles...

The Haines Borough is trying to make it easier to get a live person on the phone. Members of the public and borough officials have complained about...

The Sheldon Museum is putting out a call to residents for pre-1980s antique toys to be used in its annual holiday display. The museum has already coll...

Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott apologized to members of the assembly and the public Nov. 12 for the administration’s failure to have the elect...

A recent memorandum of understanding that allows the state Division of Forestry to develop timber sales for the University of Alaska on Haines State...

There’s no such thing as being without an invitation to Thanksgiving dinner in Haines. Three local churches have opened their doors to offer a...

The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $10,000 in grants to local organizations Friday for projects ranging from new sound...

Following passage of a motor vehicle registration tax, the Haines Borough will purchase a $50,000 Freightliner flatbed truck to use for transporting...

The annual Lighting of the Fort holiday observance is taking a season off. Annette Smith, who has helped organize the event for 10 years, said she...

Musicians, including students, are wanted to perform during the holidays as the Haines Community Marching Band. Organizer Tom Morphet said he’s...

Freshman Charlie Bower earned his best result of the wrestling season last weekend in Juneau, landing a runner-up finish at 106 pounds. “That shows...

Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott said she hasn’t heard on a request for a waiver from the no-overnight-parking policy at the Haines ferry...

A former Haines resident this week launched a crowd-sourcing effort to support his new model for health care. Orion Falvey, a 2008 Haines High School...

David C. Hotch, 46, was sentenced Oct. 24 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence on Oct. 20. An officer pulled Hotch over near 4 Mile Ha...

You can work off some of your Thanksgiving feast with a walk around town Friday. It’s the biggest shopping day of the year, and a chance to get...

My husband and I donate artwork to virtually all the local fundraisers. It usually goes cheap and we are happy that someone “got a deal” and the...