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From months-long waits for food stamps, to refraining from seeking medical treatment, a statewide backlog of federal aid programs continues to impact...

“Plastic is a wonderful product because it lasts. It’s also a really horrible product because it lasts,” Haines Friends of Recycling board chair...

The next phase of the Lutak Dock progressive design-build replacement project was approved unanimously by the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday....

In the hardest months of winter, thousands of Alaskans are waiting for food stamps as overdue applications going back half a year pile up. The state...

Mayor Doug Olerud and borough manager Annette Kreitzer traveled to Juneau this week to lobby for a $2.5 million funding match to replace the public sa...

The borough’s commerce committee is discussing several changes to the sales tax code for the assembly to consider. Committee members Debra...

Alaska Rods will feature local seamstress Dory Thompson’s collection of colorful, Alaska-themed aprons from 10:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. The Beach Rose will...

Former Chilkat Lake resident Christopher Panagiotou-Scigliano was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to one count of prod...

An order from the borough manager to cease and desist heliport operations at Airkat Airpark was delivered to George and Lynnette Campbell last month....

Come sideways rain or dumping snow, this year’s Winterfest is expected to attract fierce competitors from all over the Chilkat Valley. The annual sn...

The Haines Borough School District is looking to fill four full-time teaching positions next year as it continues to struggle against a national and...

Annie Boochever’s new play, “No Natives Allowed: Elizabeth Peratrovich Fights for Equality” will be debuted by Haines Borough middle schoolers...

Haines Dolphin swimmer Lucia Chapell faced “the fastest people in Alaska,” she said, last weekend at the Alaska Senior Championships in...

First Friday The Haines Sheldon Museum will premier its exhibit, A Mystery Lies Beneath the Waves: The Legend of the Clara Nevada, from 5-7 p.m. The...

The Haines Debate, Drama and Forensics (DDF) team has less than a month to perfect their performances before five students travel to the state...

Female brown bears are being hunted above what state biologists would like to see. This is one of the findings provided by Alaska Department of Fish...

Alaska Seaplanes is now offering text alerts to notify customers with packages to pick up. Text messages are optional and customers can sign up for...

The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday night reversed the planning commission's decision to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Chilkat River...

The 2023 Alcan 200 snowmachine race was canceled Saturday after poor road conditions caused two government snowplows to get stuck on the highway the...

Six residents are working together and with government agencies to bring Ukrainian refugees to Haines. Heather Lende, the group’s spokesperson,...