News

  Skagway ghosts are receiving a lot of attention. Following reports of mysterious pushes and shoves, a local student plans on investigating an old building for spooky phenomena. But, as Melinda Munson reports for KHNS, he already has a large disembodied crowd...

A long-simmering anger in Haines over property tax assessments has reached the boiling point. Taxpayers circulated a petition asking that the borough cancel the assessor’s contract. The petition gathered close to 600 signatures, and the borough assembly took note....

  A recruiter for an elder mentor program is in Haines. She is aiming to set up a system to create bonds between students and elders in local schools.    The Elder Mentor Program is a statewide project that pairs seniors with students in the school system....

  The Haines Chilkat Center stage is coming to life this week. KHNS’s Alain d’Epremesnil chatted with Todd Sebens, who directs the play that goes wrong.   Cast and crew of the latest Lynn Canal Community Players production are putting the finishing touches...

  The Haines Planning Commission’s newly elected members held their first meeting last week. They heard a presentation by the state’s Department of Transportation about the next phase of work on the Haines Highway.   The Haines Planning Commission’s...

  The Haines Police Department, then the Fire Department, were called to a downtown storage building on Thursday to investigate signs of suspicious activity and smoke in the middle of the day.    The owners of the S&W storage facility in downtown Haines...

The Bald Eagle Festival in Haines is set to start on Friday. This year the tourism office is stepping in to organize the event. We spoke with tourism director Reba Hylton about the details.   This summer the Bald Eagle Foundation approached the Haines tourism...

  At a tense meeting on Monday night, the Dahl Memorial Clinic board voted to move forward with the hiring of a new executive director. The position had been filled by an interim director.      The Dahl Memorial Clinic board thanked interim director...

  An administrative court decision concerning the Palmer Project’s wastewater disposal plan is being appealed by both sides. The case will next be heard by the state superior court.     Constantine Metals is exploring the potential for a hard rock mine...