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U.S. Coast Guard officials came to Haines Tuesday to investigate an oily discharge that persisted for three days near the Lutak Dock. Described as a...

Forget the carbo loading and the stretching. Kelly Hostetler ran 360 miles from Skagway to Haines in 12 days on a diet of eggs and fish, and day-end d...

Tour operators and other Haines businesses may be left holding bills for Cruise West, a 37-year-old cruise line with local ties that announced a...

The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 last week to demolish the primary and elementary schools, but to leave the elementary gym and its east wing for...

Several years ago Karen Hess landed a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly, interestingly at the same time she was trying to get title to riverfront...

We are writing this letter to support Karen Hess for Seat E write-in candidate for the Borough Assembly. Karen is an excellent business administrator...

Friends and taxpayers of Haines, where does accountability start? The borough of Haines spent over $200,000 of taxpayers’ money in an 11-month...

On behalf of the Haines Woman’s Club, I would like to thank all the generous people who donated the wonderful prizes for our raffle, the...

On behalf of the American Legion Auxiliary, I would like to thank everyone who assisted the Brouillette family, by making salads, desserts, prepping...

I have been reading and listening about comments on whether Mr. Goodman is a resident and is eligible to be a candidate in our upcoming election. It...

Since a good friend had a triple-bypass, I’ve been keenly aware of the pressure in my own chest. My blood rises when I think about how to keep...

Andrew Mark Koverdan arrived Sept. 3 to parents Alissa and Mark Koverdan. Andrew weighed 8 lbs., 9 ozs. and measured 21 inches. Andrew joins his...

Four seats are up for grabs on the board of directors of public radio station KHNS. Members interested in serving on the seven-member board must...

The upper Lynn Canal subsistence moose hunt started Wednesday with a guideline harvest limit of up to 25 bulls. The hunt in unit 1D is scheduled...

Dave Berry is the new president of the Chilkoot Indian Association. Berry was elected during a contested election to the tribe’s board, and...

Log and rock structures placed in a channel dug last year are aimed at increasing king salmon spawning capacity in Big Boulder Creek. Since 1995,...

The Haines Slackmasters finished seventh of 50 mixed teams and 19th of 122 teams overall at the annual Klondike Road Relay held last weekend between...

The Glacier Bears boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams each placed third at the first Yakutat invitational Saturday, behind Juneau and Sit...

The Department of Fish and Game on Sept. 2 collared two brown bears, including a sow that biologist Anthony Crupi calls "the matriarch of the...

The Haines Borough’s decision to hold off on tearing down the gym and east wing of the old elementary school amounts to one year of time for...

Monday, Sept. 13 A Fourth Avenue caller reported a friend associated with someone who may have drugs. A caller reported a dump truck speeding in a...