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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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Wood bison numbers drop sharply after tough winter

Wood bison numbers drop sharply after tough winter

  A project to re-establish wood bison in Alaska has suffered a setback. The Lower Innoko Yukon Rivers wood bison herd experienced a major decline last winter, and as KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, it’s not the first time adverse weather has impacted the herd.  ...

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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 ...