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Sitting in the sunshine in Haines on Wednesday morning, longtime American Red Cross volunteer Linda Geise remembers the rain in Sitka. Geise was one of many volunteers that helped out with the relief efforts in the aftermath of devastating landslides that killed three...

The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development released a report this week that puts tourism’s impact  on Southeast Alaska into numbers. The report calls Southeast the ‘epi-center’ of cruise ship traffic in the state – and that’s the main driver of the...

Representative Sam Kito III visited Skagway earlier this month and he says he learned about some local issues which he hopes to help with. Kito is a Democrat in the Alaska House representing Juneau, Haines, Skagway, Klukwan, Gustavus and Excursion Inlet. Kito says...

The American Bald Eagle Foundation in Haines has seen such a dramatic increase in bird rescues that they’re asking for the public’s help. The foundation plans to form a volunteer Avian Rescue Team to help respond to the unusually high number of injured birds.  ...

The Haines School Board has a special meeting Monday to talk about the superintendent search. Former superintendent Ginger Jewell resigned unexpectedly from the district in June. She fulfilled one year of a three-year contract. Now the school board is in a time crunch...

One-hundred-thirty-nine Skagway residents recently signed a petition, asking the city and state for a seemingly simple thing – they want a crosswalk on one of the town’s busiest summer streets. But getting the state to paint two white lines on the road is proving...