The deadline for Haines to meet its grant requirements to rebuild its failing cargo dock is fast approaching. Now, the borough needs to come up with a new plan after ending its contract with the original dock contractor. The Assembly met as a Committee of the Whole last week to discuss how to move forward. […]

A controversial mineral exploration project near Haines is changing hands again – just one year after the last shakeup. Vizsla Copper Corporation is the new owner. The company says one of its key priorities is earning local support. But at least for one local tribe, that’s not in the cards. The Alaska Desk’s Avery Ellfeldt […]

Biologists use fancy microphones to study the many sounds humpback whales make beneath the surface in the waters of southeast Alaska. But they’re also increasingly interested in sounds whales make above water. And one researcher thinks Alaskans themselves – many of whom spend their days and nights near or on the ocean – have a lot […]

The Skagway Borough Assembly passed a resolution last week aimed at reducing light pollution. The municipality has a little less than a year to bring its properties into compliance. The hope is to balance safety while providing Skagwegians with better sky viewing and saving energy. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson has more.

Skagway’s medical clinic wants an additional one million dollars for the current budget year. That’s on top of requesting 30% more in the 2026 budget. The clinic director says the gap is due to factors like higher usage. KHNS’ Melinda Munson reports.

A shooting occurred in Haines over the weekend. Police have released few details as the investigation continues. And, the Haines Borough School Board welcomed back two incumbents after the election season. At the same time, it accepted the resignation of another board member who faces misdemeanor charges. That leaves one seat open, which the board […]

Haines, like the rest of Alaska, relies heavily on food that’s grown far away, preserved as much as possible and then shipped north. But a new farm in the Chilkat Valley is working to chip away at that reality. This year, that meant nearly 3,000 pounds of fresh produce for locals. And as Avery Ellfeldt reports […]

Authorities in Haines seized about a half-pound of methamphetamine on Wednesday. A Haines resident was arrested and now faces two felony charges. And, Skagway bid goodbye to its last ship of the season at the end of October. But before that, it celebrated the end of another kind of season. Skagway’s summer drag season finished […]

It’s been clear for months that the state of Alaska intends to move forward with a controversial plan to build a new, Juneau-area ferry terminal that would overhaul how people travel between Haines, Skagway and the state’s capital city. The idea in turn has stirred concerns among a key oversight board and people in both […]

The Haines Borough Assembly voted last week to halt the possible division and sale of the Mosquito Lake School property. The borough will now work with the nonprofit that runs the community center there to make a plan that gives more independence to the nonprofit, and relieves the borough of some or all of its […]