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Tom Heywood, co-owner of the Babbling Book on Main Street, was ready and eager for his biggest sales day of the year. Make that every town merchant...

Amid another troubled season of state budget slashing, the Haines Borough Assembly held a sometimes-tense workshop Monday night to target its budget...

With the Alaska state troopers and the Haines fire department stretched thin, a new Haines Search and Rescue team allows community members with...

Slushy roads and driving rain Tuesday caused Haines to do something rare: roll up the slippery sidewalks, close borough offices, cancel all meetings a...

At age 79, former logger and outdoorsman Gary Hess has negotiated some pretty dicey and dangerous tracks across Southeast Alaska, but few have...

Monday, Nov. 21 A Union Street caller reported vandalism to the gas tank of their vehicle; the total estimate of damages is $150. Wednesday, Nov. 23...

The Haines Borough Assembly will start discussing its budget priorities for next fiscal year at a workshop Monday. Subjects will likely include staffi...

A 59-year-old woman was arraigned last week in Haines municipal court in connection with possession of numerous drugs discovered following a September...

In August, Will Hickman was hired as Haines Borough public works superintendent. At 26, he may be the youngest person ever to hold that position....

It’s interesting that police chief Heath Scott has chosen to expand his role to include expertise in journalism (“Police Blotter Blues,” CVN, No...

What? No police blotter in the CVN? Say it ain’t so, Chief Heath! In last week’s CVN “Police Blotter Blues,” you threatened to take away one...

You’ll notice that this issue’s police blotter is very small. Last week’s police blotter was just as tiny. The Chilkat Valley News and Haines...

This is a story about a crush on a woman. About an alleged drug deal that no one wants to publicly discuss in detail. About a marijuana advocate and...

Haines police arrested two local men Nov. 3 for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl. That same day, a grand jury in Juneau indicted a...

The Haines Borough Assembly decided not to send a preemptive letter to the state government in response to a rumor that the borough might lose one of...

Don’t be surprised when you see a slight hike in your monthly Alaska Power & Telephone bill. Haines AP&T customers will incur an extra $1.51 on...

A cursing gunman sprinted up the stairs to a second-story meeting. As he burst into the room, one person ran. The rest threw stuff at him, shoved a...

Thank you to the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Sitka, the Haines Police Department and dispatchers, the Alaska State Troopers and Southeast...

A new alert system will instantly notify Haines residents of local emergencies. Dispatch Supervisor Celeste Grimes said the idea for a more efficient...

The remaining two drug-related charges against a leading Haines marijuana advocate have been reduced to misdemeanors. The next appearance of Dean...

State Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams was not the bearer of bad news in a meeting with the Haines Borough Tuesday, despite negative...

Tuesday, Oct. 25 Haines police began an investigation into a report of sexual abuse of a minor. Thursday, Oct. 27 Haines police began an...

The Juneau-based district attorney’s office dropped two of four drug-related charges last week against a well-known Haines marijuana advocate. Dean...

Police arrested one of Haines’ leading marijuana advocates for selling cocaine in a sting operation on Oct. 12. Court documents say police also...

Monday, Oct. 17 An alarm company reported an alarm from a Main Street business. The business was contacted and it said it would respond to the alarm...