Last week, the Skagway Borough Assembly gave its borough manager the green light to sign a land use permit to develop a dog park just south of Seven Pastures, Skagway’s biggest park. But some residents are against the plan. They say it will take up valuable recreation space and could lead to increased health problems […]

Skagway voters will decide this October if resident seniors should be exempt from sales tax and also exempt from property tax on their primary residence. The initiative is being placed on the ballot after a petition last month garnered signatures that equal about one-third of last year’s ballots. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has more. And, when […]

The state campground at Chilkoot Lake in Haines never opened this summer. That means that visitors travelling from Canada and off the Alaska State Ferry have limited camping options. But the state announced on June 11 that a technician could be hired to staff the park, eventually allowing the campground to open. KHNS’ Melinda Munson […]

What was once commonly called the “bear monitoring” program is being revived along the Chilkoot Corridor in Haines. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has more about the new Alaska Department of Fish and Game hire meant to keep bears, and people, safer. And, a Skagway jewelry company will pay for misrepresenting its gold quartz.

A Juneau artist created a magazine for Indigenous writers and creators to share their art and perspectives without having to reduce or simplify them to fit into the bounds of traditional media run by non-Native people. KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey reports.

Alaska law enforcement officers killed 10 people last year, giving Alaska the highest rate of police killings per capita of any state in the U.S. But a recent incident in Skagway ended differently.  The Skagway Police Department received a call about a man threatening someone with a knife. That’s an unusual incident for Skagway, with […]

Skagway has a new walk-in medical clinic closer to the cruise ship docks. It’s designed to take the pressure off the main clinic and save money by reducing the number of providers needed to respond to emergent issues. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has more.

Haines’ almost 75-year-old freight dock is deteriorating rapidly – borough officials have reported additional damage since the last inspection in May. After a contentious special meeting, further documentation has been submitted to a federal agency to continue the grant process for a dock rebuild. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has this update.

After months of back and forth on the merits of a severance tax for some industries operating in the Chilkat Valley, the borough assembly has pushed the question of a severance tax to residents.  Will Steinfeld reports for KHNS on what voters will be weighing when they consider the new tax at the ballot box […]

Sport fishermen this Monday [6/15] will be able to catch and keep king salmon in Haines for the first time in over a decade. Locals have mixed feelings about the state’s decision to open the Chilkat king sport fishery. Some say they’re excited to try for kings again after so many years. But as Avery […]