A 10-day wait for clear skies paid off for organizers of the Freeride World Tour, who held their international, big-mountain skiing and snowboard comp...

I wonder if people realize that there will be no new slips or floats in the coming harbor expansion? We didn’t have enough money for those. We had...

Monday, March 23 A pedestrian walking near Second Avenue reported being charged by one of two moose in the area. The caller was concerned as the moose...

Haines Big Brothers Big Sisters raised over $11,000 during our 2015 Bowl for Kids’ Sake fund drive. We received several hundred individual gifts...

Monday, March 16 A Chestnut Drive resident reported finding the door of his residence kicked in when he came home. He had been out of town and was...

Here’s an interesting story. Go on the Haines Borough website, then go down to the departments section and click on ports and harbors. Then pull up...

Monday, March 2 A child called 911 to ask if she could have a bake sale in front of her home. Dispatch told her to have her parents contact the...

The Haines Borough Assembly approved a major spending package Tuesday, including $41,300 to study helicopter noise, $22,000 to study the police...

Monday, Feb. 23 A person asked police to conduct a welfare check on a person living near FAA Road. An officer found the person was fine. Several...

What does a warm, wet winter mean for the valley’s plants and animals? “Animals are designed for average conditions,” said Carl Koch, assistant...

John Dennis McOmber, a former Haines millwright and cable television manager, died Jan. 12 following an apparent heart attack. He was 71. Son John Dou...

The Haines Borough’s Lutak Dock Working Group is recommending manager David Sosa’s discretionary budget for the dock planning project be cut from...

Senior Kyle Klinger exploded with 18 points Saturday in the second of two varsity games at Craig, but Haines came up short in both contests. The...

Online registration has started for the 2015 Buckwheat Ski Classic in Skagway. The March 28 event includes 10K, 25K and 50K Nordic races, as well as...

Haines Borough harbormaster Phil Benner has submitted his resignation to manager David Sosa, citing personal reasons and a need to be closer to...

Discussion of selling the Mosquito Lake School Jan. 15 veered off on a tangent about the town’s prospects, a trajectory not untypical for a...

Monday, Jan. 26 A Soap Suds Alley resident reported her car had been rifled and items were moved, though nothing was missing. She didn’t want to...

The Haines Borough Finance Committee at its Monday meeting scrutinized manager David Sosa’s request for $100,000 in Lutak Dock funds, with the...

Haines Borough Manager David Sosa has appointed Fred Gray as the chair of the Lutak Dock “core group,” an advisory group tasked with guiding what...

Monday, Jan. 19 A business owner reported someone broke into his sheds on West Fair Drive. The owner and an officer went to the property and assessed...

The Haines Borough has hired former state house Rep. Bill Thomas as a consultant. Manager David Sosa this month hired Thomas for one month for a fee...

Explanation of wooden cut-outs I wanted to set the record straight on why there have been wooden, cut-out animals in front of the borough office. A...