Chilkat Valley News - Serving Haines and Klukwan, Alaska since 1966

Monday, Oct.21 Several callers reported a fireworks display launched in the harbor area at 5:15 a.m. Police were unable to locate the source of the...

The Haines Borough Planning Commission is recommending the assembly vote to prohibit motorized recreation – including ATVs and snowmachines ...

The Haines Borough Police Department is waiting on results from the state crime lab to see if fingerprints on items stolen during a vehicle break-in...

A private salvage crew that included frogmen on Wednesday used 24 inflatable “lift bags” to right and begin to refloat the 76-foot commercial...

Two incidents of stolen fishing gear in the past week have police warning locals and visiting fishermen to keep a close eye on their belongings. Two...

Monday, Oct. 7 A person reported a horse loose near 1 Mile Haines Highway. The owner retrieved it. A caller reported a loud shot or fireworks at...

Assembly and school board turnover from the recent municipal election and pending changes at the top of the borough and police department provide us...

The Haines Borough Public Safety Commission doesn’t want Mark Earnest making the final decision on who gets the police chief job. The commission...

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has shortlisted his favorite candidates for police chief from 16 to four, but at least one of them has...

Scott Brewington and Jackie Haddock-Swift were married Saturday at the Presbyterian Church. Crystal Badgley officiated, and Haddock-Swift’s son...

Monday, Sept. 23 Police initiated a case for a hit-and-run vehicle accident in a business parking lot near 1 Mile Haines Highway. A caller reported...

Haines Borough police plan to have mail coming to local post office boxes inspected in the coming months as part of an ongoing investigation of the...

A local debate swirling over “corporate personhood” centers on the long-term implications of a proposed ballot measure. The initiative would...

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest said he has received 16 applications for the police chief position following a second round of job advertisements...

A recent change in Alaska’s plea deal policy might mean offenders of serious sexual assault and domestic violence crimes receive less leniency, but...

This morning I heard they have received numerous applications for chief of police and that we have applicants who have a lot of experience! The...

You won’t find an advertisement for the Haines Borough manager position or the police chief job in this newspaper, or on the pages of any other pape...

Monday, Sept. 16 A caller reported a parked vehicle blocking traffic near Third Avenue and Deishu Drive. Police responded but the vehicle had been...

It’s been a rough week for bear cubs. A brown bear cub was found mauled and mutilated near the Chilkoot River bridge Saturday and a black bear cub...

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest is nearly two months overdue in filing a required form to a statewide police oversight agency regarding the resign...

Haines resident and dentist Dr. Patrick Smalley died Monday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police found Smalley at his Oslund Drive home a...

Biologists say this fall’s coho return looks to be a strong one. That means we’ll likely see scores of Yukon fishermen camped along the Chilkat...

The Saturday, Sept. 7, disaster drill was a success due to many factors. Our fire, EMS, police and dispatch gained valuable experience working...