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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...

Stephen Phillip Ellenwood was ordered to stand trial Friday for aggravated murder in the slaying of an elderly Ogden woman more than 20 years ago....

On Tuesday evening, I listened to our president’s State of the Union address. Among other things, he expressed the importance of making early...

Sunday, Jan. 26       A handheld radio belonging to the fire department was found on FAA Road. It was returned. Saturday, Jan. 25    An...

Richard Crays of Glenrock, Wyo., a finalist for the Haines Borough’s police chief job, last worked on a municipal police force 11 years ago. In an...

Haines Borough Police arrested a 22-year-old man Monday following a break-in at the local landfill and theft of $200. Police charged the Haines man...

Monday, Jan. 20  A caller sought a ride to a relative’s home. Police provided it, due to circumstances involving a medical issue. A person...

Would-be Haines Borough police officer Travis Marshall will not be coming to work in Haines as planned, putting the department back at the starting...

Monday, Jan. 13   A caller reported a woman was sending him offensive text messages containing profanity and insults. Investigation is ongoing. A...

The town is lean this time of year. Wallets are thin from Christmas spending, the snowbirds are in the southlands, and year-round residents start...

Hire Simon Ford as police chief and stop spending money advertising. If David Sosa is the guy for manager and he accepts the job, have him come back...

Monday, Jan. 6 A caller reported flashing lights on Beach Road which were determined to be a service vehicle. A caller requested assistance from the...

The Haines Borough Assembly voted during a special meeting Tuesday to offer its manager job to candidate David Sosa, a 20-year U.S. Marine Corps...

For the first time since the rebuilt Haines School was oriented toward Old Haines Highway in 2007, students could make it to the school along a...

Haines Borough police decided not to file charges against an apparently intoxicated woman who fired multiple shots from a revolver into the ground...

Monday, Dec. 16   Police received a report of a theft from a residence that occurred three weeks ago. Police said approximately $1,500 in personal...

It’s back to square one in the Haines Borough’s search for a new police chief. Interim manager Julie Cozzi is “taking a second look” at some...

Supporters of a local domestic violence response group say they’ll seek state and local funding for a permanent “safe house” in Haines for femal...