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Sen. Dan Sullivan has not condemned President Trump for his phone call with the Ukrainian president, the one where Trump asked for an investigation of Joe Biden and his son. But Sullivan isn’t among the Republican Congress members who are offering full-throated...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently announced its management plan for subsistence fisheries in the Haines Borough. The regulations are no different from last year, however, applications for permits will now be processed online. Management plans are...

High School Cross Country teams competed at the state championships over the weekend. Haines High School swept the top spots in the division for the smallest schools in the state. The town welcomed them home with a parade on Monday. Haines residents waved signs and...

The public will have the chance to weigh in on a planning commission decision to deny a rezone petition at an assembly meeting next week. KHNS’s Abbey Collins checked in with Borough Manager Debra Schnabel about that and other topics on the assembly’s agenda. The...

A Haines man was mauled by a brown bear along the Chilkat River Thursday evening. 21-year-old Casey Bradford is recovering from non-life threatening injuries sustained during the attack.  The mauling occurred while Casey Bradford was moose hunting with his father...

After a successful first race in 2017, the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon is back this summer. The nearly 40-mile race takes paddlers, bikers and runners down the Chilkat River, through Haines, to Chilkat State Park. "The race, of course, is all about celebrating the...

The Skagway Assembly met Thursday and made strides on municipal property management. They also confirmed election results and thanked exiting Assembly Member Tim Cochran for his service.   The Skagway Assembly passed a resolution to support rockfall mitigation...

A Haines man was mauled by a brown bear along the Chilkat River Thursday evening. According to Alaska State Troopers, Casey Bradford and his father Scott Bradford were returning to their boat after hunting for moose when a brown bear attacked Casey from behind. As the...

The Haines High School class of 2018 graduated Tuesday evening. Nineteen of the 21 students attended the ceremony, donning green and white caps and gowns while reminiscing about their school careers. The Haines School gymnasium was packed with family and friends,...

Budget cuts mean several AMHS vessels will be docked this year. One of them is home to the system that collects data for ocean acidification researchers. But there’s a plan to keep that system running. When it comes to collecting data, more is better. Especially when...