A structure fire broke out at the Southeast Alaska State Fair grounds Wednesday morning. Nobody was harmed, but one of the stables behind the hockey rink was destroyed. Liam Cassidy says Wednesday morning he began burning some brush that had recently been cleared at the fairgrounds. He contacted the fire department before starting the burn.   […]

Fire burns stable at Southeast Alaska State Fair grounds; Fish and Game asks Haines residents to keep their distance from moose calves; Federal judge to rule on timber sale on Prince of Wales Island.

Local residents came together over the past two days to honor the life of George Floyd, a black man who was killed while unarmed when a Minnesota policeman kneeled on his neck for over 7 minutes. Floyd’s death has prompted widespread protests and riots followed by violent backlashes from police across the nation. As KHNS’ […]

Skagway residents are divided over how to spend nearly $8 million in relief money. A resolution drafted by the administration and an amendment from the finance committee present two options for how to distribute the cash. Skagway received $2.9 million in relief money on Tuesday morning. It is the first of what could be three […]

Upper Lynn Canal residents hold vigils for victims of racist violence; Skagway residents must decide how to spend millions in relief funds.

AMHS reduces the passenger capacity of its ships amid COVID-19 pandemic; Friedenauer resigns from HEDC following budget cut from the Haines Borough; Native Youth Olympics goes virtual.

Large cruise ships operated by companies like Norwegian and Carnival are unlikely to visit Haines and Skagway this summer due to federal restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some smaller cruise lines are hoping to sail the Lynn Canal as early as June. There are a few rules that have blocked cruise tourism in […]

Canada extends its ban on cruise ships through October; Skagway decides how to spend nearly $8 million in relief money; fishermen gear up for the gillnet season.

There was already a bike waiting on the front stoop when Dustin Craney got to work. He glanced at the note taped to the seat and rolled it inside. “It’s here for service,” he said, as he opened up the door. Craney is usually onboarding tour guides this time of year, but instead he and […]

Pamela Randles and Kathleen Menke are walking down a path near the Chilkat River, looking for birds. They’re “birders,” hobby ornithologists. Cottonwoods shimmer in a light breeze, as the women pick out which species are nearby simply by hearing their song. They were kind enough to translate: ruby crowned kinglet, robin, savanna sparrow. I wasn’t […]