On a 2-1 vote, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska last week approved an 11.18 percent electric rate increase for more than 7,000 Alaska Power...

The Haines Borough, its school and police department, came under new management in 2014, a year marked by lopsided weather patterns, infrastructure...

Eighteen months after more than 30 cars were ransacked downtown, the assistant district attorney has brought charges against two Haines men, though...

Haines Music and Dance Camp, a one-day series of workshops for adults and teens of all skill levels, will be held Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Chilkat Cent...

Nate and Michelle Webb were married at Sedgely Place in Greene, Maine, on Nov. 8. The 17th-century inn was filled with about 70 guests, including...

With recent warm temperatures, the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 27 could turn up some unexpected species. “We’re seeing more...

Using tow straps is still permitted in the Haines Borough, but Alaska State Troopers are cracking down on their use for longer trips. Trooper Drew...

Haines Borough income from the state’s raw fish tax has hit a 25-year high – $438,390. That’s about twice last year’s fish tax income of...

The Haines Chamber of Commerce is reorganizing its office functions. Barbara Mulford, president of the business group, said property manager and...

Haines Borough manager David Sosa is asking the assembly to appropriate $100,000 from the Lutak Dock enterprise fund for continued planning and...

Reopening the Mosquito Lake School building may involve more than unlocking the door and turning up the heat. Haines Borough public facilities...

A little more than a year after Helen Mooney assumed ownership of the consignment store at 1 Mile Haines Highway, the business is again changing...

Local trappers need no longer buy their gear online and wait weeks for supplies to arrive. Resident Ryan Cook this year launched Cookie’s General...

After four seasons in her “pigeon coop” location on Portage Street, Sarah Jaymot is moving her cafe and coffee shop downtown.   Jaymot recently...

Yeti’s Yummies officially opened last week, just in time to order a batch of fresh-baked banana muffins or loaf of “Christmas in Vermont” bread...

That’s the way the Christmas cookie crumbles. Tammy Jobbins, reigning champion of the Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Cookie and Candy Contest, was...

Auditions will be held in January for “Dancing at Lughnasa,” a play by Lynn Canal Community Players that director Tod Sebens hopes to stage by...

After two rounds of interviews, Haines Borough manager David Sosa last week offered the community and economic development director job to Bill...

The holidays won’t be much of a break for Haines High School’s basketball teams, with out-of-town tournaments leading into the Jan. 2 opening of...

The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday approved new contracts for clerk Julie Cozzi and chief fiscal officer Jila Stuart, increasing wages for both borou...

Eight members of the Haines Dolphins swim team competed at the Dec. 5-7 Southeast Champs meet in Juneau, an elite event that required athletes to...

When Haines High School junior Zane Durr entered the Region V wrestling tournament as a fifth seed, he looked like a longshot to qualify for state. Du...

A car stolen from in front of a Main Street bar at 3:30 a.m. Saturday was found five hours later at the end of Major Road. The two-tone Ford F250 had...

Sunday, Dec. 14 A Fort Seward area resident reported seeing a vehicle with a door open and the dome light on. He asked an officer to respond and...