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Skagway loses another cruise docking due to limited space after rockslides
Skagway is set to lose another cruise docking as the season comes to a close. The Celebrity Solstice is re-routing to Icy Strait on Tuesday, Sept. 19. It’s the third ship Skagway has lost due to rockslides near the town’s biggest cruise dock. The railroad dock has...
Victim suffers significant injuries in fireworks-related accident in Haines
A fireworks-related accident in Haines the night before the Fourth of July left one person with significant injuries. Local EMS responded to the scene near Jones Point. According to firefighter Tim Holm, witnesses said fireworks had been used to create a homemade...
KHNS News – Dec. 7, 2016
Two plead guilty to violations during Haines moose hunt; Diesel equipment failure sparks Haines and Skagway power outage; Thinking about Haines' future: Borough reviews Comprehensive Plan; Haines School gets into holiday spirit.
Tier II moose hunting for the Upper Lynn Canal ends Sunday
21 moose have been taken in Haines since Tier II moose hunting opened September 15. Of the moose taken so far 7 have been spike forks, 6 have had 50 inch or larger antlers and 8 had three brow tines. The harvest goal for the Tier II hunt in Haines is between 20 to 25...
Haines harbor expansion sport ramp, uplands planning begins
The Haines Portage Cove Harbor is undergoing a major expansion. The project is currently in its first phase, which involves deepening the harbor, expanding the uplands and installing a new breakwater. Now design work is starting on phase two: a drive-down sport...
Haines School Board accepts music teacher’s resignation, despite community opposition
More than a dozen children and adults made an emotional plea to the Haines School Board Wednesday night: don’t let music teacher Jason Muccino go. School administrators want to cut Muccino’s position to save money amid declining enrollment and shrinking budgets. The...
Thinking about Haines’ future: Borough begins Comprehensive Plan review
The Haines Comprehensive Plan lays out a vision for the ideal community: one in which a flourishing economy and successful infrastructure attract a growing number of people and businesses to town. To achieve that vision, it lists many short and long-term objectives....
William Prisciandaro discusses his successful run for Haines Assembly and other results of the municipal election
The final ballots have been cast for the Haines Borough Municipal elections. Two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly were up for election this year. According to the preliminary results, William Prisciandaro received the most votes among candidates for assembly....
It’s official: the Freeride is not returning to Haines in 2018
An international big mountain ski and snowboard competition that brought an economic boost to Haines for three winters is not returning to Alaska in 2018. Freeride World Tour organizers say the expense of putting on a competition in the remote Haines backcountry is...
Nearly 70 teams paddle the Yukon River in “Race to the Midnight Sun”
Sixty–nine teams completed the 444-mile “Race to the Midnight Sun” last week. The Yukon River Quest starts in Whitehorse, in the Yukon. Teams and individuals race by canoe, kayak, or stand-up paddleboard, up the Yukon River to Dawson City. The event has roots in...