Following a late Friday emergency ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration has instructed states that authorized full November nutrition assistance benefits to return a portion, another unprecedented reversal for a program that helps 42 million people afford groceries. A Saturday memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service said states should […]
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No charges filed after weekend shooting at Picture Point
Haines police detained a woman, but no charges have been filed after a Haines man was shot over the weekend and had to be medevaced out of town for medical treatment. Sgt. Max Jusi said in an email Monday that he believes this was an isolated incident, that both parties knew each other and he […]
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Haines man shot near Picture Point on Saturday
Updated Nov. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Haines police briefly held a woman, but no charges have been filed after a Haines man was shot over the weekend and had to be medevaced out of town for medical treatment. Sgt. Max Jusi said in an email Monday that he believes this was an isolated incident, that […]
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Police accuse man of attempting to retrieve a half-pound of meth mailed to his Haines post office box
Police arrested a 30-year-old man Wednesday who faces two felony charges that he received – and intended to deliver – about a half-pound of methamphetamine delivered to a post office box in Haines. The Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs Task Force announced the arrest. The task force includes several municipal police departments, Alaska State Troopers, […]
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Chilkat News seeking community advisory board members
The Chilkat Valley News turns 60 in 2026! As we’re preparing for our next 60 years, we’re building a community advisory board to support our business and keep us strong for years to come. While many boards of this type focus on editorial or content guidance, we’re looking for a board that can more broadly […]
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Trump administration issues November SNAP benefits, then asks Supreme Court to intervene
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying with a federal court order issued Thursday. The midday memo to states contradicted the Trump administration’s weeks-long position that funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or […]
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Number of Alaska fishers hits record low, state report finds
The number of seafood harvesters in Alaska’s famed industry has set a new record low, surpassing last year’s record low, according to figures published this month by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development in its magazine, Alaska Economic Trends. In 2024, an average of 5,393 people were employed as fishers each month in Alaska, wrote analyst Joshua Warren. That’s […]
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Chilkat Valley News to open art show at the Haines Brewing Company
The Chilkat Valley News will be opening an art show on First Friday at the Haines Brewing Company. The show commemorates the 60-year anniversary of the paper with a deep dive into the paper’s archive, plus recent photojournalism from Lex Treinen, Rashah McChesney and Will Steinfeld. Attendees are invited to grab a beer, flip-through newspapers […]
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Candidate for governor visits Haines
A slightly more packed than usual Haines Brewing Co. was one stop on Oct. 29 on gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich’s statewide tour. Begich, a former state senator and senate minority leader who represented his Anchorage district from 2016-2022, is currently the only Democrat in the race to succeed current Gov. Mike Dunleavy in 2026. Overall, […]
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Haines school board votes to restrict cellphone use
New rules about cellphone use in the Haines School are on the way after the school board voted Tuesday to require students to stow their personal devices in designated areas in each classroom. The board tweaked its suggested policy this week after getting feedback from teachers and students about how it could impact them. That […]