Subzero temperatures postpone the Alcan 200; Skagway musher Ryan Redington starts the season with a victory, HEDC Executive Director Margaret Friendeauer explains what residents need to know about the 2020 Census.

Some Haines residents are concerned about oversight for a hydrology study carried out by Constantine Metal Resources for the Department of Environmental Conservation. The Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council recently met to discuss the issue with representatives from DEC. Constantine Metal Resources plans to drill a mile-long tunnel at its mineral exploration site in […]

New reporter joins Chilkat Valley News; Haines residents discuss oversight for studies conducted at the Palmer Project.

  You may notice a new byline in the Chilkat Valley News this year. Ceri Godinez will replace Jenna Kunze as the weekly paper’s full-time reporter. Friends and family wanted Godinez to take over the Skagway News when they heard she would begin a career in journalism in Alaska. That’s after the biweekly made national […]

Cold weather updates; the Haines Borough Assembly will met Tuesday after a lengthy hiatus.

Legislators pre-file bills ahead of the upcoming session; Senator Jesse Kiehl discusses his priorities for the upcoming legislative session.

While Alaska’s population declined in 2019, Haines and Skagway grew; Rural residents struggle to obtain a REAL ID before the October deadline; Lacking a domestic violence shelter, Wrangell residents form a secret network for survivors.

Details emerge about avalanche that killed two snowboarders near Haines; Coast Guard searches for lost kayaker near Sitka; A review of the top stories from 2019.

Haines residents mourn the deaths of two men who were killed in an avalanche; Ketchikan works to balance the needs of residents and the tourism industry.

Haines residents are mourning the deaths of two men who were killed in an avalanche last week. In spite of the town’s somber mood, residents of the tight-knit community came together to celebrate the lives of Zane Durr and Matthew Green by sharing memories and music in their honor.  Zane Durr and Matthew Green came […]