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Haines Borough Assembly members got their first look at manager Mark Earnest’s budget for the coming year Tuesday. The $13.9 million borough...

The Haines Venturer Scouts challenged three Ecuadorean mountains during their two-week trek in South America. "It was extremely challenging,...

Curtis Salgado, a Portland-area blues artist whose act inspired "The Blues Brothers," is among headliners at the 43rd Southeast Alaska...

About two dozen residents turned out March 30 for discussion of bicycling needs in the community. Bike rider Norman Hughes said political advocacy,...

Going to the Haines library was always a good experience. I knew Ellen Borders would be glad to see me. One day she came out from behind the desk...

As we come to the end of another season, the Haines Dolphins Swim Team would like to thank the community for their generous donations of time and...

A wave of community effort and good will helped raise more than $5,000 to aid Japanese tsunami victims through the Modest Japanese Dinner and Auction...

Hospice of Haines would like to thank the Emblem Club for their generous donation. They give thousands of dollars to this community and we appreciate...

I want to extend a huge thank you to the community of Haines for its response to me in the weeks following the fire at the Summer Inn. I had...

The words "thank you" seem so inadequate when I consider how very fortunate I am to be blessed with family, friends, and the...

Four friends headed to Nome for the finish of the 2011 Iditarod. Bruce and Gail Gilbert were joined by Lucy Harrell and Diana Pyle. The four drove to...

March came in like a lion, cold and windy. Pipes froze and hydrants burst. According to the National Weather Service, our March weather is highly...

About 30 people marched down Main Street on Thursday, urging Alaskans to “Choose Respect.” “Our march represented taking a stand...

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest received an average score of 3.6 of 5 possible points on his recent evaluation, indicating he met or exceeded job...

Wacky weather won’t ground this year’s Olen Nash Memorial Big Air Contest, set for around noon Sunday near Three Guardsmen Mountain in...

The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday in support of a redistricting plan that includes Haines and Skagway in a state House district with...

Commercial fishermen interested in taking a free, vessel-safety and drill conductor course in Haines May 18-19 should contact the Alaska Marine...

Road work through the critical habitat area of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve will be one area of scrutiny in the environmental assessment of...

Haines Borough Planning Commission members last week narrowed to 50 the number of questions adult residents will be asked during a phone survey to be...

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has allocated a total of 2,200 skier days to the borough’s three helicopter skiing tour operators for a...

School superintendent Michael Byer offered his first draft budget to the Haines Borough School District Tuesday. The $5.6 million spending plan Byer...

Members of the Haines Dolphins swim team again have set records in their annual swim-a-thon fundraiser. “We raised $20,000 with a smaller team...

Fish and wildlife protection officer Rick Merritt is seeking information on a cow moose head dumped over the guardrail near 1.5 Mile Mud Bay Road...

Monday, April 4 A caller reported a 10-inch hole that went through the pavement on Beach Road. State road crews were advised and responded. Sunday,...