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Members of a citizens group opposing a minor offense ordinance have developed a battery of arguments against its passage, including that it would...

Monday, Sept. 14 A caller reported a person driving without a license. Officers were advised. A Deishu Drive resident reported a person trespassing on...

I am very disappointed in the Haines Borough government because of the actions they have taken to rush through and pass the minor offense...

Following four years of fundraising, a local domestic violence response group has signed a one-year lease for the establishment of a safe house in...

The Haines Borough Police Department has a new officer on the job. Officer Ryan Rutland recently moved to town with his wife and two children from...

Monday, Sept. 7 A person reported someone stole $200 worth of meat from a freezer in the Lynnview Drive area. Police are investigating. A caller repor...

Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs,...

The Haines High School cross-country teams hosted the home meet last weekend, and it took a lot of helpers to make it a success. Thank you to Haines...

Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs,...

The Haines Borough Public Safety Commission met Wednesday to hear what the community wants of its next police chief, and apparently it’s interim...

The Haines Borough Assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee and the municipality’s Public Safety Commission have both recommended...

Monday, Aug. 31 A person reported an abandoned vehicle on New Hart Road. An apartment manager reported a woman was trespassing. Police contacted the...

The Haines Borough Police Department last week discovered a “secret” room at the station that turned out to be an evidence storage repository....

Haines’ local bank manager wasn’t laughing last week when a teller discovered someone had deposited funny money into the night drop box. Haines...

Monday, Aug. 24 A caller reported a horse running loose on Small Tracts Road. The owner secured the horse. A person reported a brown bear floating on...

As it was only about 15 years ago that brown bear sows and cubs started showing up in numbers along the Chilkoot River during daylight hours, the...

State trooper Sgt. Aaron Frenzel said this week that an investigation into the actions of a man wearing a bear costume along the Chilkoot River last...

Following last week’s release of a damning study of the Haines Borough Police Department, the Public Safety Commission this week decided to hold a...

The recently-released Haines Borough Police Department study from Russell Consulting claims a public survey about the police was “heavily promoted w...

Monday, Aug. 17 A caller reported a bear spread trash from a nearby trailer park all across her property. She asked the responsible party be notified...

In anticipation of the release of a $22,000 police department study, Haines Borough officials this week circulated a letter alluding to...

The Haines Borough’s Public Safety Commission will meet in assembly chambers 5 p.m. Monday after a nearly four-month hiatus. The commission has a...

Deina R. Davis, 34, pleaded guilty July 7 to committing second-degree harassment on Feb. 11. Police received a report Davis had slapped a minor. An...

Haines Borough policy allowing free, overflow camping in public places during events that book the town could stand some tweaking. Putting campers in...

Monday, Aug. 10 A 17 Mile Haines Highway resident reported someone was walking around his house taking pictures. Haines Borough assessors are working...