Skagway’s largest private employer announced over the weekend it’s laying off dozens of employees. White Pass and Yukon Route told its Skagway-based workforce their jobs had been eliminated. White Pass and Yukon Route, the tourist railroad that runs small trains up 67.5-miles of historic track, sent a letter on February 5, 2021 to its employees […] The post White Pass and Yukon Route “abolishes” dozens of jobs first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

A Haines man is mauled by a brown bear while backcountry snowboarding near Chilkoot Lake; White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad lays off 27 employees in Skagway. The post Newscast – February 8, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Canadian cruise ship ban effectively cancels Alaska’s 2021 cruise season; Mushers with Skagway ties dominate Beargrease Marathon dog sled race; Students participate in Skagway’s first Native Youth Olympics club The post Newscast – February 4, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

The Haines State Forest’s Baby Brown timber sale is back out to bid; Visitor Information Specialist Wendy Anderson discusses how Skagway will move forward in the wake of Canada’s cruise ban extension. The post Newscast – February 5, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Canada has banned cruise ship travel in its waters for another year. Canadian transportation officials say the prohibition is a precautionary measure during the pandemic.  The ban means cruises to Alaska are off the table in 2021 as well. U.S. maritime law says foreign flagged cruise ships need to stop in Canada between U.S ports. […] The post Canada bans cruise ships for a year, taking another Southeast Alaska tourism season off the table first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Alaska women who live in rural and remote communities usually travel to city centers to give birth—against incredible geographical odds. It hasn’t always been this way. COVID-19 has made a hard trip even more daunting.  There is no road to the nearest hospital from Haines. It’s roughly 100 miles by small plane or ferry through […] The post ‘Most mothers don’t have to deal with this’: COVID-19 makes medical travel for pregnant women even harder first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Haines and Skagway basketball teams will face off in a weekend of basketball games; Part 3 of the Hard Labor series. The post Newscast – February 3, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

Alaskans can preregister for a new pandemic relief program to help pay rent and utility bills; COVID-19 makes travel to medical centers even more daunting for pregnant women in rural areas. The post Newscast – February 2, 2020 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

COVID-19 makes the trip in the city hospitals even more daunting for Haines women who give birth during the pandemic. The post Newscast – February 1, 2021 first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.

There’s uncertainty over whether Haines will actually receive the $1.4 million in state disaster assistance it was promised in the wake of destructive landslides late last year.  Local officials worry the Dunleavy administration may have had a change of heart after it learned it had more time to spend the money elsewhere. During the first […] The post Haines might not get the $1.4 million disaster assistance from the state it was promised first appeared on KHNS Radio | KHNS FM.