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Bathroom graffiti sparks investigation at Haines School

Bathroom graffiti sparks investigation at Haines School

The Haines Police Department is investigating a threatening graffiti scrawled in the Haines school bathroom. School administrators communicated the threat to parents, many of whom chose to keep their children at home.   There is a constant police presence at the...

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Brown bear hunt closes in upper Lynn Canal

Brown bear hunt closes in upper Lynn Canal

  The brown bear hunting season in the upper Lynn canal has been closed. The bears responsible for opening car doors intown are still at large.  The brown bear hunt in the upper Lynn canal is closing on Wednesday at midnight.   Carl Koch is a biologist with the...

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Cabin burns down, circumstances suspicious

Cabin burns down, circumstances suspicious

  A cabin outside of Haines burned down on Last week. The fire department was quickly on scene, but the building was destroyed, and the circumstances of the fire are suspicious.    A volunteer with the Haines Volunteer Fire Department was the first to notice...

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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 ...