New study provides insight into 2020 Beach Road landslide There will be an uptick in helicopter activity this week near town as geologists collect data to map past and potential landslide areas across the Haines Borough. The researchers, from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) and the Alaska Department of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), are […]

It has been a year and a half since a landslide on Lutak Spur Road destroyed Steve and Sarah Virg-In’s house, and they are still without a permanent place to stay in town. But soon that will change. Thirteen construction workers from Houston, Texas, arrived in Haines last week to help convert the Virg-Ins’ garage into a […]

Owners of junk cars may soon have a new place to dump their vehicles. The planning commission on July 14 approved the second stage of a plan for a scrapyard that would open on four acres of state-owned land across from the Lutak Dock. “It’s great for town,” planning commissioner Justin Mitman said. “What’s not to like?” […]

Drive out Lutak Road and you will see hundreds of evergreen trees that aren’t so green. Southeast Alaska’s hemlock and spruce trees are fending off an assault by a number of pests and diseases, most notably a caterpillar that causes the conifers to turn reddish-brown. “What we are seeing is multiple insects and some fungal diseases,” Haines […]

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state budget Tuesday, vetoing statewide school maintenance funds that would have paid to renovate the Haines School’s outdated locker rooms. The governor vetoed about $400 million in state spending in the budget, which takes effect Friday. He did not veto $3.2 million in funding for the Lutak Dock rebuild or about $2 […]

Unleaded gas surged to nearly $7 a gallon this week at the two stations in Haines — the highest price in recent memory. Prices jumped about a dollar early in the week, rising to $2 above the national average. A gallon of unleaded gas on Wednesday cost $6.96 at Tesoro and $6.94 at Bigfoot Auto. “I […]

The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday adopted a $12.9 million operating budget with amendments to keep the pool open for 11 months and pay for a professional curator at the Haines Sheldon Museum, among other increases. At the final budget hearing, the assembly voted unanimously to spend an extra $35,434 on the pool and $60,000 on the […]

Lynn Canal drift gillnetters will set out Sunday morning for the fishery’s opener expecting slightly better returns than last year and increased landing prices. King salmon management restrictions are unchanged and skyrocketing fuel and gear costs are likely to eat into profits, but fishermen said favorable fish prices could help offset those expenses. Juneau’s Douglas […]