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Residents of Haines, Klukwan and Skagway come together during parade and candlelight vigil
Residents of Haines, Klukwan and Skagway gathered in solidarity Saturday evening to ring in the holiday season and mourn the loss of several community members. The Christmas parade and candle light vigils brought people together to grieve those who had been lost and...
State allocates $1.4 million in additional CARES Act funding to Haines disaster relief
The state’s Department of Health and Social Services will allocate an extra $1.4 million of CARES Act funding to Haines while the community recovers from the natural disaster. The money will go through Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital, but the support services...
Climate change, wetter weather could put more Haines homes in jeopardy
Last week’s storm and landslides revealed that much of Haines, where there are no building codes, wasn’t constructed with landslide risk in mind. About fifty families had to evacuate their homes last week; another third of town is still on evacuation warning. Experts...
Geologists identify large crack in hillside south of the Beach Road landslide
Geologists studying the landslide that swept Beach Road are concerned that more material could break loose. They identified a deep crack in the hillside extending south from the crown of the existing slide area during helicopter flights. At a town hall meeting...
As the situation improves in Haines, officials consider how to rebuild infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather
Record-breaking rains opened sinkholes in roads, flooded buildings and triggered destructive landslides in Haines last week. At this point some quick fixes have been made, but major repairs are still far off on the horizon. Local officials are considering how to...
Dogs in hotel rooms and goats in the aviary: pets get care, too, during Haines disaster
More than 200 people are displaced in Haines—evacuated due to the risk of landslides after record-breaking rainfall. But when you leave your home on short notice, what happens to your pets? A veterinary appointment isn’t the first stop you might imagine during a...
As the weather improves in Haines, geologists identify areas of instability
Conditions in Haines are improving as the rain begins to subside. The National Weather Service’s flash flood warning for the community expired Tuesday afternoon, and the evacuation order for residents living on Cathedral View Drive and Piedad Road has been downgraded...
Heavy equipment operators battle dozens of mudslides along Lutak Road to restore power and access to town
Heavy equipment operators have been clearing mudslides off roads in Haines over the past week. The work has been particularly dangerous along Lutak Inlet, where slides swept through homes and left residents stranded without electricity for multiple days. On Sunday...
Local advisory committee recommends stronger measures to combat nuisance bears in Haines
After a record number of bears killed for breaking into homes and cars in Haines, the local Fish and Game Advisory Committee recommends the borough take stronger preventative measures. The Haines community has been on the defensive against brown bears. Nearly 450...
Search suspended for two Haines residents missing since landslide
The Alaska State Troopers are suspending the search for two Haines residents who went missing after a massive landslide destroyed their home. Local business leader David Simmons and his tenant, Jenae Larson, a kindergarten teacher in town, have been missing since...