Skagway’s housing shortage has impacted year-round residents, seasonal employees, business owners and people who might want to move here. But in the next installment of The Skagway Shuffle, KHNS contributor Molly McCluskey looks at how it’s also negatively impacting the heart of the town’s economy – its visitors.

Haines Borough Police and an Alaska State Trooper killed a bear on Monday, near the site where a woman was mauled over the weekend. The Chilkat Valley News’ Lizzy Hahn has more. And, Inside the Skagway Cultural Garden sits an artist, three days a week. She’s demonstrating a nearly lost art – Ravenstail weaving. After […]

A Haines woman is recovering in the hospital in Juneau after a brown bear mauled her on Saturday morning.  And,  there’s a new provider at Skagway’s local medical clinic. But most residents will recognize her. Shauna Thomas first came to town 25 years ago to sell fur coats to tourists. She eventually became a medical […]

The borough likely doesn’t have enough money to build the Lutak Dock anymore, and staff don’t know how much they’re short by. As Will Steinfeld reports for KHNS, it’s not just money the borough may be running short on — it’s time too.

Haines families for years have struggled to access childcare given limited services – and high costs. But the situation just got worse. A local preschool announced this week that it is shutting down amid an unsustainable financial situation. As Avery Ellfeldt reports for the Alaska Desk, the move underscores existing concerns about younger families’ ability […]

Repair work to Skagway’s state ferry docking facility continues after structural damage was discovered mid-August. A reopening date has not been announced. In the meantime, travelers are using other means to traverse through the remote community, at one of its busiest times of the year. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has more.

KHNS reporter Melinda Munson interviews Will Steinfeld from the Chilkat Valley News about borough lawsuits, shades of yellow and a possible new energy rate increase. All in preparation for the Aug. 25 Haines Borough Assembly meeting.

A Juneau landmark burned down earlier this summer. It was beloved by many in town and, unbeknownst to some, around the world – thanks to a visitor who took a photo of it nearly 30 years ago. And for almost as long, it’s been a mystery for one man thousands of miles away, until now. […]

In the first season of the Skagway Shuffle, KHNS contributor Molly McCluskey looked at the decision to end seasonal and long-term rentals at Garden City RV Park, and the domino effect that had on housing in the community. In this episode, she’s revisiting that decision, and how the Municipality of Skagway has adapted.

The planet’s glaciers are quickly disappearing. Scientists agree that the best way to preserve them is to rapidly decrease planet-warming emissions. But a niche subsect has started exploring a new and controversial question: whether it’s possible to save glaciers, by engineering them. This summer, a small team carried out an expedition on a glacier near Yakutat […]