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Two Haines residents want to represent Lynn Canal communities in the Alaska House of Representatives. Tom Morphet and James Hart filed to run for House District 33 last week.  Hart just finished paddling in a dugout canoe from Haines to Juneau with North Tide Canoe...

Yukon First Nations and Alaska natives gathered at the Da Ku Cultural Centre in Haines Junction Saturday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Kohklux Map. That’s the oldest map of the Southern Yukon region from Klukwan, Alaska to Fort Selkirk in the Yukon...

The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay was set to mark its 25th anniversary last year. But, June snow in Haines Junction caused the event to be cancelled. Now, the 2018 race will mark the quarter century anniversary.  Just over 1,200 riders and 200 volunteers are...

A man was charged by a bear in Haines on Wednesday. He did not sustain any injuries. Meanwhile, numerous residents have reported bears getting into compost piles, freezers, and other food sources this month.  Representatives with Alaska Department of Fish and Game say...

Haines Borough Assembly members met face-to-face with residents of Excursion Inlet on Friday. The town hall-style meeting took place at the Ocean Beauty fish-processing plant. Residents voiced questions, comments and concerns about a number of issues affecting their...

Yukon’s territorial government declared a climate emergency this month. What started as a milquetoast motion turned into a strong message that the Yukon Territory isn’t afraid to get out in front on climate leadership. The Yukon government initially considered a...

"It was never my dream to go into politics. But I just get frustrated being on the receiving end of a lot of bad policies," says Tom Morphet. Morphet’s background is in journalism. He spent decades reporting and editing for the Chilkat Valley News. Morphet owned the...

Last year, the Haines Borough and the U.S. Forest Service replaced an unsafe bridge providing access to Neva Lake in Excursion Inlet. Borough assembly members, U.S. Forest Service officials, and Senator Lisa Murkowski officially dedicated the new bridge on Friday....

"The blob" is the ominous nickname used by fishermen and marine biologists to describe warm ocean conditions that appeared in the North Pacific in 2014. It lingered for about two years and the negative impacts on Alaska’s marine ecosystem were widely reported. But for...

White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad is back in service. The company stopped running trains May 30, after a rock struck a bridge about 7 miles up the railroad track. Service resumed after the bridge was assessed by engineers and repairs were made. Tourism season is in...