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Search for Haines police chief moving forward with professional help
Haines has been searching for a police chief since November. The borough assembly and staff are moving forward with the help of a consulting firm. That’s after a finalist for the position visited the town and then withdrew his application, citing “unprofessional...

State cancels annual tsunami warning test
Alaska’s Emergency Operations Center has cancelled an annual test of the system responsible for alerting Alaskans about potential tsunamis. Each month, the National Tsunami Warning Center tests the system that alerts the coast guard, Federal Emergency...

Survey seeks input from young adults trying to make it in Haines
Haines residents under the age of 40 have the opportunity to speak their minds to Haines elected officials and some local organizations through a survey called the '40 and Under Survey.’ It’s a joint effort to try to hone in on how to make Haines a more...

Communities in Southeast Alaska are mapping their landslide risk. It’s complicated.
If you drive north on Lutak Road in Haines, you’ll see snow-covered peaks towering over the ocean below. If you look closer, you might notice something else: vertical gashes running down the mountain face. They mark places where landslides – or maybe avalanches...

Forest Service seeks feedback on Tongass National Forest assessments
The U.S. Forest Service has completed assessment reports on over 20 topics that will inform how the Tongass National Forest will be managed in decades to come. The last time the Forest Service studied the Tongass this deeply, the movie Titanic was hitting the...

New federal charges in Skagway overdose death cases
A little more than two years after Skagway’s first fentanyl deaths, the man suspected of providing the drugs is now facing federal charges. A U.S. assistant attorney says to expect more drug prosecutions to follow a similar pattern. The United States Attorney’s...

Authorities suspend search for skater who fell through ice in Haines
Authorities in Haines have suspended their search for a man who reportedly fell into Chilkoot Lake while ice skating on Thursday. In a dispatch, state troopers said local author Thomas McGuire, 79, had gone skating alone and failed to return, and that his...

Green thumb wanted for indoor gardening position in Skagway
Skagway’s biggest restaurant is hiring. They need an indoor gardener to tend to their aeroponic lettuce and herb farm. KHNS examined the greens and learned how beer and lettuce can work together. The sound of lettuce growing is louder than one might expect. A...

Haines Assembly discusses code of conduct after verbal outburst
The Haines Assembly is looking for ways to move forward after one assembly member verbally attacked another assembly member directly after a meeting. The incident has prompted concern from the community and a call to action from the dais. Following a Jan. 14...

Alaska could see outsized impacts from Trump’s tariffs – if they all go into effect
President Donald Trump sparked widespread concern in Alaska over the weekend when he announced steep tariffs on imports from the United States’ three largest trading partners. By Monday morning, Trump had partially paused the policy. But that hasn’t...
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