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(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) Jonathan Rasch skates back to shore with his dog after spending hours looking for a man who fell through the ice on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, on Chilkoot Lake near Haines, Alaska. Rasch was skating on the lake when he heard the man screaming for help and used his Garmin inReach to call for help.

Local News, Public Safety

After man disappears, locals and state officials warn of the dangers of ice skating on Chilkoot Lake

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News February 13, 2025February 16, 2025

(Courtesy/Lisa Andriesen) Eighth-graders learn more about their rights during a field trip and conversation with local law enforcment and court officials in January of 2025 in Haines, Alaska.

Education, Local News, Public Safety

Eighth-graders quiz law enforcement, court officials about their rights

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

(left) Mayor Tom Morphet, police chief candidate Gregory Boris and others gather in the library for a meet-and-greet on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Haines, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

Public Safety, Local News, Haines Borough

Finalist for top cop withdraws, blasts current chief and manager

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

A community intensity map based on the "Felt Reports" submitted to the U.S. Geological Survey after a magnitude 3.0 earthquake on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, near Haines. (Graphic courtesy/USGS)

Science, Local News, Public Safety

From earthquakes, road construction, collisions and sonic booms Lynn Canal residents weigh in on Monday’s jolt

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News January 29, 2025January 29, 2025

(Courtesy/Sheri Loomis) The remains of an injured moose killed by Haines Borough acting police chief Michael Fullerton, photographed on Dec. 18, in Haines, Alaska.

Haines Borough, Public Safety, Local News

Police chief, assembly member clash over moose’s fate

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News January 24, 2025January 24, 2025

(left) Mayor Tom Morphet, police chief candidate Gregory Boris and others gather in the library for a meet-and-greet on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Haines, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

Local News, Police

We’re hiring: Borough considers police chief, clerk applicants

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News January 24, 2025January 24, 2025

An officer from the U.S. Border Patrol’s Blaine Sector office, which has assigned two permanent officers to Juneau as of December. (Courtesy/U.S. Border Patrol photo)

Southeast News, Public Safety

Border Patrol launches Juneau operation, with eye on drugs rather than mass deportations

by Mark Sabbatini - Juneau Empire January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

A Haines Borough Police car on Main Street on May 21, 2024, in Haines, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

Police, Local News

Meet-and-greet with police chief finalist scheduled

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News January 19, 2025January 19, 2025

Visible damage to the Letnikof dock on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Haines, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

Local News, Haines Borough, Public Safety

Letnikof Dock float snaps in two, unlikely to be repaired

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News December 12, 2024March 14, 2025

Emergency personnel block Fourth Avenue as police responded to calls about shots fired in a nearby neighborhood on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Haines, Alaska.

Local News, Public Safety

Man charged with assault, misconduct with weapons after morning confrontation near Fourth Avenue

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News December 9, 2024December 12, 2024