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Before we go any further in discussions of the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel, Senior Center or Chilkat Valley Preschool or get into the proposed or...

Haines Borough interim police chief Robert Griffiths has declined a “generous offer” to stay on as the municipality’s permanent chief and...

After months of haggling, the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel and Haines Borough have reached a contract agreement. The assembly approved the new contract...

Monday, Oct. 26 A caller reported a bear at the Small Boat Harbor. An officer responded and hazed the bear. Earlier, the bear had gotten into bait...

Monday, Oct. 19 A caller reported that as he was stopped at a Main Street stop sign around 10:30 p.m., another vehicle ran the stop sign. School...

A 23-year-old Haines man was indicted by a Juneau grand jury last week and arrested on eight felony charges, including five counts of enticing a...

Monday, Oct. 12 A caller reported concerns about a relative who had not made it through the U.S./Canadian border before the nightly closure. Troopers...

How can you call it negotiating in good faith with Haines Animal Rescue Kennel when you don’t pay for the service that was rendered? I would like...

Although the Haines Borough Assembly approved it two weeks ago, the controversial minor offenses ordinance is still creating a buzz around town, with...

A cocaine possession charge leveled against a 22-year-old Haines man on Sept. 26 was dropped by prosecutors days later due to a lack of evidence....

Greg Christianson, whose Comstock Road home was destroyed by fire early Saturday, said this week he felt lucky that most of the family was gone at...

Monday, Oct. 5 A caller reported receiving a fraudulent voice message from the IRS. An officer spoke with the caller. Sunday, Oct. 4 A Comstock Road r...

Contract negotiations between the Haines Borough and Haines Animal Rescue Kennel ground to a halt last week, with the two sides blaming each other...

Workers digging into some delivered soil at the American Bald Eagle Foundation this week at first thought they’d found a coconut shell. Then...

Due to a lack of support from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Haines Borough Police Department has canceled its participation in the popular...

Haines Borough interim police chief Robert Griffiths addressed a wide range of topics at Tuesday’s town hall meeting, including recent department...

A Haines man convicted in 2011 of attempting to import Ecstasy through the Dalton Cache border was arrested Saturday for trying to bring cocaine...

Monday, Sept. 28 A caller reported an injured bear about one mile past the ferry terminal on Lutak Road. Ferry terminal personnel and the state wildli...

A man sideswiped by an alleged drunk driver near 1 Mile Haines Highway last week said he thought he was going to be “squashed” in his car when he...

Haines Borough interim police chief Robert Griffiths will hold a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29 in the Chilkat Center lobby. ...

Monday, Sept. 21 A caller reported someone stole her purse and phone at a local bar. The woman said she didn’t want to press charges, but just...

It’s with great sadness that we report this week the death of Ray Menaker, the founder of this newspaper. We were hoping Ray would make it to...

I want to thank all the people who helped volunteer their time in helping the family of Kathy Phillips lay her to rest. A special thanks to Jenn...

I wish to thank all the emergency responders for their care and compassion when I needed them for my dear friend, Rhona Nelson. Thanks to all, from...