Out of state sport fishermen are staying home due to COVID-19 concerns. That means most of Southeast Alaska will see an increase in bag limits. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will loosen the restrictions on sport king salmon in Southeast Alaska this month. But the Haines and Skagway area is still off-limits. From […]

The Haines Borough suspends summer cruise ships and passes the FY20 budget; King salmon are still off limits in the Upper Lynn Canal as regional restrictions loosen.

Officials confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Haines on Monday. Now it’s up to public health nurses to track and contain the deadly virus. When state public health nurse Elaine Hickey found out there was a confirmed positive coronavirus case in Haines, her first task was to call the patient. “We go through a […]

State officials begin tracing the origins of the first COVID-19 case in Haines; Haines Emergency Operations Center seeks feedback on local health precautions; AMHS employees from the Tustumena test positive for COVID-19.

Haines has its first case of COVID 19; the Haines Borough Assembly may pass a budget at its next meeting.

Skagway lifts 14 day quarantine requirement for travelers and approves relief checks for residents; Haines Borough School District prepares health precautions for the coming school year; Juneau International Airport begins screening the health of travelers arriving in Alaska.

A federal appeals court is weighing the question: at what point can regulators put the brakes on a proposed mine? T hat question came up in a legal fight between a coalition of tribes and environmentalists challenging a controversial mine development near Haines. Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan and a coalition of green groups lost […]

Skagway residents followed Thursday night’s assembly meeting closely. Dozens wrote, called, or attended to weigh in on health, safety, and millions of dollars in relief money. The Skagway Borough Assembly unanimously approved the 6-month budget and ended a two-week self quarantine requirement for people arriving in Skagway. The municipality will now follow state health guidelines […]

For the first time in years, there are plenty of summer housing options available for renters in Skagway. The loss of tourism due to the pandemic means many seasonal workers will not return this summer, and their apartments are all empty. Nils Davis and his partner Skipper Stovall own and operate a car rental company […]

Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan and a coalition of green groups take their lawsuit against mine development to appeals court; summer rentals in Skagway sit vacant because summer workers haven’t come.