What appalls me in the matter of chief Lowe is that had this assembly and manager listened to even one word of what people were saying, they could... Full story

The Haines Borough Assembly will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4 to evaluate the ability of police chief Gary Lowe to perform his duties and... Full story

Concerns about Haines Borough Police chief Gary Lowe include a Feb. 15 incident in which he allegedly screamed obscenities at an employee during a... Full story

A man who sued the Haines Borough over his son’s drowning at Port Chilkoot Dock beach said this week he brought the suit because of concerns about t... Full story

As a matter of policy, the Chilkat Valley News does not publish allegations from anonymous sources. People accused of wrongdoing, we believe, deserve... Full story

Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest placed police chief Gary Lowe on paid administrative leave Tuesday, making Sgt. Simon Ford acting chief. The assem...

The union representative of Haines Borough workers this week said manager Mark Earnest has been “out of line” and not compliant with procedure in...

The Haines Borough Assembly directed the manager during a March 12 special meeting to “apply corrective action” to address the assembly’s concer...

Haines Borough Assembly members have called a special meeting to be held 5:30 p.m. Friday to discuss police chief Gary Lowe’s actions during the...

Attached to Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest’s police department report to assembly members Tuesday was a proposal from a private consulting firm...

Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest reported Tuesday the results of his investigation into complaints made from within the police department against...

Haines Borough Police Chief Gary Lowe this week said Chilkat Valley News editor Tom Morphet threatened him personally after a discussion about the...

Haines Borough Police Chief Gary Lowe this week told the borough assembly that I “threatened” him with negative coverage if he didn’t provide...

Although required to by code, Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has not provided for evaluations of employees since starting on the job three years...

Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest is reviewing complaints from personnel within the police department about chief Gary Lowe, mayor Stephanie Scott...

The Alaska Police Standards Council has started the process of revoking the certification of former Haines police officer John Havard. Havard is the...

The Haines Borough has put together its bargaining team for upcoming negotiations with the Local 71 Union regarding a new collective bargaining...

The Haines Police Department served two search warrants last week and recovered items believed to have been used in the Jan. 15 killing of a dog and w...

In June 2012, Haines Borough Assembly member Debra Schnabel asked mayor Stephanie Scott for a report on manager Mark Earnest’s accrued and used...

A local man has been banned from Haines Borough ports and harbors indefinitely after allegedly threatening the harbormaster. Harbormaster Phil Benner...

Haines Police have received “literally hundreds” of tips, hints and rumors on who may be responsible for last week’s killing of a dog and...

A pet dog died and another was sent to Juneau for treatment after they were hit by arrows early this week in the same Mount Ripinsky hillside...

In 2012, others and myself witnessed felony wire fraud in Haines. On July 12, 2012, evidence of felony wire fraud (over 100 pages) was submitted to...

Neither a statewide police oversight agency nor the Haines Borough Police Department will provide information about complaints that led to the...

A breakdown of the town siren Oct. 14 and the simultaneous loss of a broadcast, tonal pulse – called a “tone-out” – have cost some...