Alaska Democrats opt for a mail-in, ranked choice primary this year; the state House considers a strategy to nominate local waters for federal environmental protections.

Skagway played host to about 450 cruise ships last season. The ships burn diesel while in port because the small town can’t generate enough electricity to connect them to shoreside power. In fact, one cruise ship uses more electricity than both Skagway and neighboring Haines combined. But the Yukon Territory produces a lot of renewable […]

Haines residents rallied on Tuesday afternoon to show support for the ferry system–along with at least 7 other coastal communities from all corners of the state. Skagway plans to hold a rally on Saturday at 1 p.m. A small group turned into a huge crowd in the parking lot of the Public Safety Building at […]

Haines residents rally for the Alaska Marine Highway System; Artists and writers from Haines are recognized for their work by the state arts council.

Haines residents rally for ferries; Artists and writers from Haines recognized by state arts council.

Snowmachiners raced the Alcan 200 this weekend; environmentalists clashed with government lawyers over the U.S. Forest Service’s largest offering of Tongass National Forest timber in decades; the Haines Borough Assembly will consider capital projects and a response to the ferry crisis this week.

Back in the 1960s prospector Merrill Palmer made mining claims on federal land north of Haines. “Merrill Palmer did a good job of staking those claims towards the tops of the mountains where the load is exposed on the surface,” said Deputy Director of the Trust Land Office Jusdi Doucet. Doucet said the Trust may […]

The Haines Borough School District will advertise two jobs in the coming months⁠—for a new principal and an additional math teacher. Principal Rene Martin will step down this year after 13 years at the Haines School. The school board accepted her resignation at their Tuesday night meeting. Martin said she’s been contemplating the move for […]

Alaska’s Mental Health Trust may buy out a federal mining claim North of Haines; the Haines Borough School District weighs in on a state bill that targets early literacy.

Alaska students have been scoring lower in reading than their peers in other states for the past few years. It has been described as a statewide literacy crisis. A new bill in the state senate aims to implement early literacy assessments and intervention strategies to help students who are struggling with reading. While educators support […]