As the state moves ahead with a proposal to make changes to Lutak Road, some neighbors are advocating for adding a bike path and lowering the speed limit. A new bike lane from the ferry terminal to the Chilkoot recreation site and a 25 mile-per-hour speed limit past 8 Mile Lutak Road would help lessen traffic along the road, […]
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Police warn residents of fentanyl dangers
Police and first responders hope to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl after Skagway police on Sunday seized fake prescription pills they suspect contain fentanyl. Skagway police suspect the deadly narcotic is linked to at least one of two overdose deaths that occurred in their town last weekend. Haines Police chief Heath Scott said the […]
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2022: Big year for post-pandemic firsts, Lutak Dock and late rogue crime wave
In 2022, some iteration of the phrase “back after pandemic hiatus” was scattered throughout CVN headlines and stories like crumpled surgical masks littered along city sidewalks and in coat pockets. From the annual Celebration canoe journey and Lynn Canal Community Players productions to the return of large cruise ships and Canadian tourists, 2022 marked the return of […]
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Alleged AMG thief apprehended in Utah
A man who allegedly stole $58,000 from a local tour operator earlier this fall was apprehended Dec. 6 in Riverton, Utah, according to Haines Police. As of Dec. 13, the suspect, Dionicio Charles, was in a Utah jail pending extradition to Alaska. Haines Police officer Maxwell Jusi said Riverton police arrested Charles after Haines Police received a tip about […]
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New charges filed in assault case New charges filed in Mud Bay assa
The state filed four additional felony assault charges Dec. 8 against a man arrested after attacking a Mud Bay neighbor Nov. 29. The man originally was charged with one count of felony assault and three misdemeanors, including assault and trespassing. After an indictment in the Juneau superior court, the defendant now faces a total of […]
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Man arrested after altercation with Mud Bay neighbor
A man was arrested last week at 7 Mile Mud Bay Road after a months-long dispute over property ownership escalated into a violent altercation Nov. 29, according to Haines Borough police and court documents. The victim allegedly lost consciousness, showed symptoms of a heart attack and had to be medevacked to Anchorage, police said. The suspect was […]
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Former AMG employee charged with $58K theft
While Haines Police investigated a theft of tens of thousands of dollars from Alaska Mountain Guides, the alleged thief and his wife were gallivanting across the U.S., stopping in Las Vegas for a concert, seeing a Broadway show in New York and planning a cruise to the Caribbean, according to charging documents. Former Alaska Mountain Guides (AMG) […]
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Borough to negotiate easement between school, proposed RV park
Planning commissioners have asked the Haines Borough Assembly to negotiate — and possibly purchase — an easement between Haines School and a neighboring property where a local developer is building an RV park. For decades planners have assumed there’s an easement where the school’s rear alley runs, behind Thor’s Gym. But that assumption wasn’t accurate, according to […]
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Park ranger vacancy persists
Haines has gone a year without a full-time state parks ranger, and the wait for a new hire could continue through next summer. Alaska State Parks didn’t receive an application from a “viable” candidate for the Haines area ranger position, Southeast area superintendent Preston Kroes told the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council last week. […]
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Kee Heywood is credited as an editor of the micro-documentary film, “The Search for Earth Proxima,” by Speculative Films. The film, which documents NASA’s search for other habitable planets similar to Earth using the Hepler telescope, has been featured on the websites of Scientific American, The Atlantic and Wired since its release a week ago. Besides […]