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For the past three months, a magistrate judge based in Yakutat has covered Haines arraignments and other court proceedings. But this week, that changes. A retired district court judge and Haines resident volunteered to preside over the local court on a part-time...

By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News An effort to reform the Alaska Marine Highway System takes another step this month. The latest version of a reform plan will be presented at the Southeast Conference’s annual meeting. Members of the regional development organization...

After a close to two-year impasse, Skagway and the company that controls much of the town’s waterfront have re-started negotiations. According to one Skagway official, White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad is proposing a 20-year tidelands lease extension that would make...

Representative Sam Kito III will visit his constituents in Skagway next week. Kito will be in town Thursday, July 6. From 1:30 to 3:45 p.m., he will hold individual meetings in city hall. At 5:30 p.m., Kito will host a meet and greet at the Red Onion Saloon. Then at 7...

The plan for a Skagway senior center and housing facility may take another step towards reality this week. The borough assembly will consider engineering design proposals at its meeting Thursday night. The project drew six proposals from design firms around the state....

A Haines man was arrested Thursday, on a felony assault charge. Twenty-eight-year-old Francis Hickman is accused of assaulting another man with a dangerous weapon. According to charging documents, police responded to a call from the alleged victim around 11 p.m. on...