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Rockslide on Dyea road has residents on alert

Rockslide on Dyea road has residents on alert

  Two rock slides on the Dyea Road prompted the Skagway Police Department to issue a warning to residents. On Saturday, the department received a report of a large rock and associated debris obstructing the Dyea road at 5.2 miles. A car-sized boulder had come...

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Bethel celebrates Indigenous People’s Day

  At Bethel’s library on Indigenous Peoples Day, hands-on activities start at 3. Kimberly Jackson is helping people make akutaq, everyone's favorite dessert.  Jackson: " So I put, because I grew up in Akiak and the way people make it differently the way that they...

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Klukwan residents lead watershed celebration

Klukwan residents lead watershed celebration

  Last Thursday, Klukwan residents led a ceremony to honor the Chilkat watershed and the life it sustains in the valley. They invited the broader community to participate, and a large number of people came.     Under a steady rain, organizers set up...

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Election results are in, some races still undecided

Election results are in, some races still undecided

    The preliminary results for the 2023 local elections came in on Tuesday night. The scores appear mostly settled in Haines, but the race in Skagway is not quite over.   Poll workers in Skagway worked late into the night. A high number of write-in...

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Certified Skagway Election Results

Certified Skagway Election Results

Updated 10/6/23 Certified results for Skagway’s 2023 Regular Municipal Election are listed below, and include absentee and questioned ballots canvassed by the Election Board on Thursday, October 5. Sam Bass for a 2-year term as Mayor with 244 votes. Orion Hanson with...

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Newscasts

Newscast – August 8, 2023

Newscast – August 8, 2023

This weekend Trident Seafoods dropped the price for Alaska chum salmon from $.60 to $0.20 per pound for all ...
Newscast – August 7, 2023

Newscast – August 7, 2023

After a glacier dam outburst caused the Mendenhall River to swell more than 14 feet, families were forced to ...
Newscast – August 4th 2023

Newscast – August 4th 2023

Black seaweed is a culturally significant delicacy in Southeast Alaska. But in recent years, traditional ...
Newscast – August 3rd 2023

Newscast – August 3rd 2023

 Neighborhoods in Haines are resonating with air horns, barking dogs, and the occasional gunshot. The bears are ...
Newscast – August 2nd 2023

Newscast – August 2nd 2023

Scientists are searching for a potentially endangered species of bumble bee in the upper Lynn Canal. They are ...
Newscast – August 1st 2023

Newscast – August 1st 2023

 The Commissioner for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources came to Haines on Friday. He came to see and talk ...
Newscast – July 31 2023

Newscast – July 31 2023

The Northern Lights are coming on strong and the Haines Library Summer reading programs comes to a close with a ...
Newscast – July 28 2023

Newscast – July 28 2023

Today in the news , Skagway rail workers reach an agreement and disabled veterans take on the inside passage.