The American Bald Eagle Foundation has a new addition to its team of avian ambassadors. After two months in Haines, Cirrus the Northern hawk owl is settling in and helping people better understand the behavior of an elusive species. Cirrus came to Haines at the end of September from the Bird Treatment and Learning Center […]

A fire broke out Monday evening at an apartment complex in Haines. One resident was injured while escaping the flames. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and contained most of the damage to one apartment.  The Haines Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Mathias Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Monday. According to assistant fire […]

An apartment fire in Haines injures one resident; Skagway struggles to mitigate rock slides above its largest cruise ship dock; A new public access cabin opens near a ski resort in Juneau.

Haines Economic Development Corporation examines impact of Holland America’s departure from Haines; Anthropologist studies history of Sitka’s buildings.

Activists in communities across the state are circulating a petition that aims to raise state revenue by increasing taxes on oil production.  Haines resident Sara Chapell says she volunteered with the campaign for the Fair Share Act due to her frustration with the state budget.  “I was really distraught by last summer’s budget process, and […]

  Anyone who sets foot on Eldred Rock right now is technically trespassing on federal property. But Executive Director Sue York and the Haines-based Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association are working to change that. “This lease is within striking distance. This is the first step in the rehabilitation of the lighthouse,” York said on the […]

Haines photographer featured in statewide photography exhibit; Eldred Rock Lighthouse closer to becoming a public landmark; Weak pink salmon forecast for 2020.

State Wildlife Troopers investigate the shooting of two black bears in Haines; activists circulate a petition to increase taxes on oil production; the ferry LeConte is projected to be back in service by next May.