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Totem pole en route, from Georgia to Chilkat valley

Totem pole en route, from Georgia to Chilkat valley

  A totem pole carved over half a century ago by Chilkoot artists is coming home. It has started on a cross country trip and will arrive in the Chilkat valley in the near future. The totem was property of a national airline company, and has sat in Georgia for...

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Bears find garbage in Skagway

Bears find garbage in Skagway

  Bears are running wild in Skagway. They are opening dumpsters, dragging garbage cans away, and causing borough officials to ponder how to keep them away.    Bear activity this fall has been intense in downtown Skagway. Reddick: “We’ve had some issues with...

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Haines Borough considers adding float to cruise ship dock

Haines Borough considers adding float to cruise ship dock

The Haines Borough is considering adding a float to the cruise ship dock. Borough officials say it would make it easier for ships to use the dock, and would allow some boats that presently have to anchor out in the cove to tie up.   The Haines cruise ship dock...

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Boulder blasting draws attention in Haines

Boulder blasting draws attention in Haines

  Boulders are exploding in Haines. Some residents have been surprised by the sound of repeated detonations coming from a new subdivision.We went on location and chatted with the man who has been making all the noise.   The Hill Top subdivision is a new...

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In Haines , new mayor proposes new rules

In Haines , new mayor proposes new rules

On Tuesday night in Haines, a new mayor and new assembly memberstook their seats. Mayor Tom Morphet introduced a few changes he would like to implement to make local government more accessible. We asked him about those ideas.  

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Haines school returns to normal after difficult week

Haines school returns to normal after difficult week

  The Haines School is putting a stressful week behind.     The author of a threatening graffiti that upended the Haines school has been identified last Friday. Superintendent Roy Getchell says a joint investigation with the police department determined that...

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Record breaking season for visitors is ending in Skagway

Record breaking season for visitors is ending in Skagway

Cruise ship season is ending in Skagway this week, with a record breaking number of visitors. The succesful season was a relief after the slow pandemic years.      Skagway’s busiest tourism season is coming to an end. For the first time in years, visitor...

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Newscasts

February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Haines has been searching for a police chief since November. The borough assembly and staff are moving forward ...

February 12, 2025

A new report in Haines chronicles which parts of the mountainous borough might be prone to future ...
February 11, 2025

February 11, 2025

The U.S. Forest Service has completed assessment reports on over 20 topics that will inform how the Tongass ...
February 10, 2025

February 10, 2025

A little more than two years after Skagway’s first fentanyl deaths, the man suspected of providing the drugs is ...
February 6, 2025

February 6, 2025

Skagway’s biggest restaurant is hiring. They need an indoor gardener to tend to their aeroponic lettuce and herb ...
February 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

The Haines Assembly is looking for ways to move forward after one assembly member verbally attacked another ...

Wellness Talk 02-03-25

Burl Sheldon talks with Todd Raining Bird, certified fitness nutrition specialist, certified personal trainer, and ...
February 3, 2025

February 3, 2025

Skagway resident Bill Glude knows snow. It’s his job to monitor the Klondike Highway between Skagway and the ...