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A large plume of smoke hovers over a parking lot.

News, Public Safety

Cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences

by Alex Brown-Stateline February 24, 2025February 24, 2025

Interim police chief Michael Fullerton takes off some of his gear after responding to reports of a violent altercation and shots fired in a neighborhood off of Fourth Avenue on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Haines, Alaska.

Local News, Public Safety

Trooper headed to Haines to investigate officer who fired at a resident during altercation

by Will Steinfeld - Chilkat Valley News February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Local News, Public Safety

Tower Road home residents escape Saturday afternoon fire

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News February 15, 2025February 17, 2025

(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)

Local News, Haines Borough, Public Safety

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.

Local News, Haines Borough, Public Safety

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