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The Haines Highway improvement project has been a long time in the making, but with another hurdle cleared, the venture is moving forward. After years of studies, and back and forth with agencies and the public, the Alaska Department of Transportation announced this...

The mammoth landslide that buckled from a mountaintop and spilled out onto the Lamplugh Glacier last week in Glacier Bay has caused quite a stir. The story has traveled around the globe and back again as scientists continue gather samples and data from the site. But...

A recall election aimed at unseating three Haines Assembly members was unsuccessful, according to initial results. Unofficial numbers show the majority of voters saying ‘no’ to the recall of Tresham Gregg, Heather Lende and Tom Morphet. There are still some absentee,...

Last month, a 27-year-old Haines resident was recognized for his leadership by the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes. James Hart received the ‘Emerging Leader’ award at the annual tribal assembly. Hart is a Tlingit & Haida Council delegate and a...

Social media sites were atwitter in Haines on Thursday morning after photos surfaced of green bears in the Chilkoot River. The bears, a sow and her spring cub, had somehow been doused in what appears to be green paint. State biologists were examining the photos and...

During municipal elections this October, Skagway voters may be asked whether they support a bond to fund construction of a senior center and housing facility. The project would provide a year-round gathering place for older residents, and apartments to ease the town’s...

The brown bear that was wounded during a hazing event in Dyea last month was put out of its misery over the weekend, two weeks after it was shot by a Skagway police officer. On Saturday, a National Park Service ranger shot the bear that had evaded authorities for two...