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Bars reopen on two state ferries
Beer and wine have been available at the bars on board the state ferries Matanuska and Kennicott since late May after the amenities were closed seven...
State sets higher target catch for summer chinook troll fishery
Southeast trollers will be able to target about 23,000 more chinook salmon than last year in the upcoming summer troll opener, the Department of Fish...
School district uses last of federal pandemic funds to support students
With $155,700 of federal pandemic relief money left over from the past two years, the Haines Borough School District will continue to support student...
Mountain guide runs 56 hours and wins endurance race
Haines mountain guide Harry Subertas last week won a 200-mile endurance run - one of the country's...
Fourth of July events run morning to night
This year's Fourth of July festivities will include a mixture of old traditions and new variations....
Fourth of July schedule
Friday, July 1 5-7 PM - First Friday Saturday, July 2 11 AM-2 PM - Firefighters’ BBQ Golf tournament at Valley of the Eagles golf course Monday,...
Borough assembly approves new police dispatch equipment
The Haines Borough assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing $124,585 to buy a new radio dispatch system for the police...
Trio of teen cyclists bike from Canada's Arctic coast to Haines
Haines High School students Arik Miller, Leo Wald and Dalton Henry completed an 800-mile bike ride f...
Borough amends budget to cover higher fuel costs
The Haines Borough assembly on Tuesday approved adjustments to its 2022 budget, which expires Thursday, due to higher-than-expected fuel and heating c...
Former legislator, Dennis Egan, dies at 75
Former Southeast state senator and Juneau KINY radio host Dennis Egan died Tuesday morning. He was 75. Egan passed away at an assisted-living home in...
Cruise ship pulled out for repairs after hitting ice near Yakutat Bay
A damaged cruise ship is making its way back to Seattle this week. The 848-foot-long Norwegian Sun struck ice on its passage by Hubbard Glacier near...
SEARHC continues to expand behavioral health services in Sitka
SEARHC is continuing to expand its behavioral health services in Sitka and to serve residents of other Southeast communities, an official of the healt...
Report finds increase in whale entanglements in fishing gear
Alaska was the only U.S. coastal region to have an increase in the confirmed cases of large whales entangled in fishing gear in 2020, a contrast to a...
Summer researchers learn more about Alaska's deep sea corals
Scientists are on the water this summer, gathering information about a once-mysterious habitat — the large and varied gardens of colorful corals...
Toilet pumping could delay opening of bear-viewing area near Wrangell
Work under a $1 million U.S. Forest Service contract to rebuild the observation deck and shelter at one of the prime spots to view bears in Southeast...
Worker shortages a tough order to handle for Haines restaurants
Worker shortages are making it hard for some restaurant owners to open as much as they want, even...
Gas surges toward $7 per gallon
Unleaded gas surged to nearly $7 a gallon this week at the two stations in Haines — the highest price in recent memory. Prices jumped about a...
Covid vaccinations available for youngest children next week
The SEARHC Haines Health Center will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines on June 30 to children from 6 months to 5 years of age. Weekly clinics will be...
Excursion Inlet residents split over potential harbor upgrade
The roads in Excursion Inlet have a lot of potholes, and the boat harbor has few pilings. But not all upgrades would be welcomed by all local resident...
Country music star strikes a chord as Seaplanes pilot
Next time you're on a flight to or from Juneau, your pilot might be a country music star. Sam Riggs,...
Southeast State Fair lines up diverse music
Sounds ranging from house music banjo to pre-teen rockers will share the stage with some bigger acts from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest during the...
Alaska state ferry system returns to Prince Rupert after long absence
Alaska state ferry service between Ketchikan and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, resumed this week, after an almost-three-year absence from the...
Constantine hires new manager to run mining exploration project
An engineer at a gold mine near Fairbanks will serve as the next manager of the Palmer Project, the exploratory mixed-metals mining operation...
