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33 residents still displaced; nine homes destroyed
As of Tuesday, 14 residents were registered to spend the night in Red Cross-provided housing, down from 101 early last week. Interim borough manager... Full story
Messages of support and donations pour into Chilkat Valley
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations and supplies have entered Haines in the wake of the Dec. 2 landslide, including roughly $450,000 raised...
Haines receives massive grant to expand behavioral health services post-disaster
Local agencies and partners at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau have two weeks to spend an unprecedented $1.4 million the state is channeling... Full story
Big Brothers Big Sisters can match again
In 2018, a funding shortfall prompted Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska to stop making new matches in Haines, but a new state grant will help at...
EOC opens southernmost part of Beach Road
Residents at the southernmost end of Beach Road can return home after state geologists downgraded... Full story
Borough completes temporary repairs to storm-damaged infrastructure
By Ceri Godinez The Haines Borough finished temporary repairs to public infrastructure on Friday, Dec. 11 and is transitioning to long-term repair... Full story
Borough to solicit Lutak Dock development proposal from AIDEA
The Haines Borough Assembly asked interim manager Alekka Fullerton to reach out to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) rega...
Assembly Briefs
Manager hiring process to begin Dec. 21 The Haines Borough Assembly has agreed to engage the services of consultant Lenise Henderson-Fontenot, who...
Floods, slides pummel Haines, rebuilding begins
The skies cleared Wednesday after a week of rain that kept instabilities in the landscape active and... Full story
Changing climate means more landslides in future, scientists say
The Dec. 2 slope failure at Beach Road that left two residents missing is at once tragic and... Full story
Evacuees worry about homes and when they will be able to return safely
After the Dec. 2 Beach Road landslide, more than 50 Haines residents were displaced when... Full story
Search for Larson and Simmons is suspended, friends and family grieve
The Alaska State Troopers Monday suspended the search for kindergarten teacher Jenae Larson, 23,... Full story
75-year-old woman rescues her malamute, neighbors' cats from Beach Road homes
Although residents were ordered to stay away from Beach Road after Wednesday's massive landslide,... Full story
Volunteers comb beaches for debris after ground search efforts suspended
Local volunteers are continuing to comb beaches for personal belongings and debris from the Dec. 2... Full story
Upper Mount Riley Road houses evacuated based on available data
Houses on upper Mount Riley Road are now under mandatory evacuation. On Tuesday, the Haines Borough... Full story
Governor makes state assistance available for infrastructure repairs
On Dec. 5, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a disaster declaration for Southeast Alaska after flooding and... Full story
Beach Road residents request organized effort to winterize homes, mayor says landslide risk too high
Some Beach Road residents apparently made attempts to reach their homes Wednesday morning as... Full story
Be on the lookout for scammers in wake of natural disaster, state officials say
Natural disasters like the widespread flooding and landslides in Haines can bring out the best in... Full story
AP&T installs temporary lines to restore power to Lutak homes
AP&T crews restored power at about 3 p.m. Sunday to the 46 homes toward the end of Lutak Road that h... Full story
Geoscientists remain in town to monitor landscape as rain continues
The geoscientists continued to get a more refined understanding of slope instabilities Tuesday and... Full story