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The Haines Borough recently filled three vacant or soon-to-be vacant positions. It is still looking for a tourism director to replace outgoing directo...

Monday, March 24     Police cleared fallen rock from 1.5 Mile Lutak Road.     Police helped a motorist with a dead battery near 3 Mile Lutak Roa...

The Haines Borough Assembly last week unanimously approved an ordinance change that will allow ATVs on borough-owned roads. Member Diana Lapham raised...

Monday, March 17    A caller reported a runaway juvenile, who was later located by police and returned to her residence.      A person...

Haines Borough officials said they’d work in the future to provide advance public notice following complaints about a borough-approved private firew...

Monday, March 10 Several callers reported fireworks in the townsite at 10:09 p.m. The callers were informed that there was a permitted fireworks...

Supporters of an ordinance that would allow ATV use on Haines Borough roads turned out to testify in front of the assembly last week, claiming ATVs ar...

Monday, March 3       A caller reported icy conditions on Deishu Drive. Road crews were advised.   A person reported an abandoned motor home on...

Monday, Feb. 24         A local agency representative reported a theft of wood, then called back later to say the wood had been paid for....

Preliminary budget discussions between the Haines Borough Assembly and department heads Feb. 10 yielded several suggestions for the fiscal year 2015...

The Haines Borough Police Department is getting a new officer, but borough staff won’t release the man’s job application due to a new personnel or...

It’s good to save money, but the Haines Borough’s accumulation of $1.4 million in a permanent fund “earnings reserve” begs some big...

The situation described in last week’s Chilkat Valley News regarding the status of the great 19-car break-in caper should have been headlined...

Monday, Feb. 17   A 911 caller reported a domestic dispute at a Small Tracts Road residence. Police responded and found a man and woman arguing,...

Following the breakdown of negotiations with former police chief candidate Richard Crays, Haines Borough interim manager Julie Cozzi Tuesday...

Haines Borough interim manager Julie Cozzi said this week that staff was not out of place in providing former police chief candidate Richard Crays a...

Haines Borough interim police chief Simon Ford forwarded charges to the assistant district attorney last week related to the summer spree of car break...

Haines Borough Assembly member Jerry Lapp is resuming the push for relaxation of snowmachine and all-terrain vehicle laws in the borough. An...

If Bill Musser works out as chief of the Haines Borough Police Department, it will be despite the borough’s hiring process, not because of it. The b...

Sunday, Feb. 9     A man requested dispatch logs related to his arrest for driving under the influence.   A woman, whose conditions of release...

The attempted hire of a new Haines Borough police chief fell through Wednesday when the assembly voted unanimously to end negotiations with Richard...

The Haines Borough Police Department is obviously lacking in training and integrity. The ability of officers to properly fill out and file a...

Monday, Feb. 3      An anonymous caller reported a man sought to buy narcotics from him. Officers were advised.    A caller reported a person...

The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday accepted interim manager Julie Cozzi’s recommendation to hire police chief candidate Richard Crays. The...