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Haines man dies, fentanyl use suspected
A Haines man was found unresponsive on the morning of Sept. 14 and later pronounced dead. Police...
Tlingit and Haida talk ANB Renovations, Indigenous People's Day at council meeting
After breaking for summer subsistence activities, the Tlingit and Haida community council met for the first time in four months last Thursday at the...
Morphet, Hill square off in mayoral race
This election season, there are two candidates running for mayor, Tom Morphet and Jan Hill. The two...
Concerns about undue noise dominate Mosquito Lake forum
Concerns about undue noise drew the strongest interest from viewers during the second public...
Escaped moose not identified after opening days of fall hunt
A yearling bull moose named Duck Moses escaped from the Kroschel Wildlife Center near Mosquito Lake...
Save the Date
Thursday September 21 Library board meeting 5 p.m. at Library Conference Room Board of Equalization 6 p.m. at Assembly chambers Friday September 22...
Police Blotter
Tuesday, Sept. 12 Caller reported a bear opened the doors of several vehicles on their property overnight. Caller reported speeding vehicles on...
PAID COMMENTARY: Follow Dalai Lama's wisdom
From the Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Wisdom, Part Eight “Eight Verses on Transforming the Mind” The next verse reads: When I see beings of...
PAID COMMENTARY: Morphet unfit for mayor
Tom Morphet Is not fit to be borough mayor. He has a bad temper. He is vindictive. He has a foul mouth that most people would not use in a bar. The...
Assembly, mayoral candidates square off at chamber forum
Haines' two mayoral candidates and four of the five assembly candidates squared off on economic...
Alaska Power Company asks to raise electricity rates by 25%
Haines customers could face an up to 25% jump in their electricity bills if the state approves...
Haines man dies, fentanyl suspected
A Haines man was found dead early Thursday morning. Police say they suspect fentanyl was a...
Yearling bull moose escapes Kroschel Wildlife Center days before hunting season
Update: On Friday morning, Kroschel said he had not located the missing moose. A yearling bull...
Pilot seriously injured after Excursion Inlet crash
A pilot was seriously injured after a plane crash in Excursion Inlet on Sunday evening. According...
Haines under flood watch as atmospheric river brings winds, heavy rains
Southeast Alaska is facing heavy rains of up to four inches in a 24-hour period beginning Thursday as multiple storm systems roll through the region,...
May Harbors meeting clarification
Maybe it depends on how one defines leadership and management. A lot can happen in committee meetings that has nothing to do with the direction of Bor...
September 12 assembly briefs
Four recommendations from the Government Affairs and Services Committee to reform public advisory commissions were advanced for public hearing at the...
State confronts new backlog in food stamp applications
Officials from Alaska’s Division of Public Assistance said its staff worked through the backlog of applications for food aid that stressed Alaska fa...
Op-ed: Traveling in Southeast the Alaska way
The night before my team and I were scheduled to fly from Juneau to Haines on Seaplanes with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, I...
Meet the assembly candidates
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the assembly in the upcoming, Oct. 4 borough election. Early voting opens at the borough office on...
Alaska utility asks to resurrect in-state gas pipeline
For the past several years, Alaska’s elected leaders have largely set aside a proposed natural gas pipeline that would connect the state’s huge...
Aerial dancing comes to Haines
Tiaya Ruggirello sat perched on a trapeze, dangling her feet in the air, as her students looked on....
Haines' sole daycare loses its food assistance program
Haines’ only licensed daycare provider is losing assistance from a federal food program. The inspections necessary to qualify for the program will...
Alaska flu cases increased last year; vaccine rates lag
After a period when COVID-19 restrictions halted the spread of other respiratory diseases, Alaska had a big increase in influenza cases, state data...
Planning commission candidate profiles
For the first time in Haines' history, the planning commission will be elected by the people...