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Replacing the Haines public safety building
It is time to replace the Haines public safety building. Borough officials have started the search for funding and hope to start construction within five years. The Haines borough assembly has made replacing the community’s public safety building its number...
Skagway assembly member takes job as Haines tourism director
A Skagway assembly member has been hired as the new tourism director in Haines. Reba Hylton will spend the month of March transitioning between the towns. The Haines borough assembly on Tuesday confirmed the hiring. The position had been open since November...
Winterfest!
The Haines fairgrounds hosted annual winter festivities this weekend. Winterfest has been an evolving tradition in Haines over the last 25 years. On Saturday over a hundred people and dozens of dogs gathered at the fairgrounds. Many visitors who had come for...
Fire destroys Skagway’s Packer building
A fire in downtown Skagway destroyed a large building on Sunday that was important to the community. No one was injured, but the building and all it contained was lost. The fire took all day and night to extinguish. An emergency call came into the Skagway...
Rockslide mitigation in Skagway is on track
The rockslide mitigation above Skagway’s cruise ship dock entered an important new phase this week (2/24). And officials hope to have the dock ready for the start of the season in April. Skagway is gearing up for tourism season, and a full cruise ship schedule....
Potential ski area under discussion in Haines
A group of Haines residents is pursuing the idea of developing a ski area in the Chilkat Valley. Although a budget for such a project is still a ways off, the group held their third meeting last Sunday to continue discussions on how to proceed. Haines has a...
Skagway man charged with weapons offense
A Skagway man was charged last week for allegedly firing a pistol in town the night of the Super Bowl. No one was injured in the incident 33-year-old Thomas Moraniec is being charged with weapons misconduct and a DUI. The charges stem from the night of...
Interview with award winning author Annie Boochever
Last Thursday Haines school students celebrated Elizabeth Peratrovich Day. Peratrovich was a civil rights activist who championed the Alaska Equal Rights Act that passed in 1945. In celebration of the day, Alaskan author Annie Boochever was invited as the keynote...
Haines school students celebrate civil rights leader
Elizabeth Peratrovich was a civil rights activist who lived in Southeast Alaska. She was instrumental in drafting and introducing an anti-discrimination bill in Alaska, nearly 20 years before the Civil Rights Act. She is celebrated every February 16th. That’s the day...
High schoolers learn self defense skills
Students at Haines High School got a lesson in self defense this week. The Haines Borough Police Department visited the high school on Thursday to teach a self defense class. It is part of the school’s healthy choices program. One day a year, the program...
Newscasts
Newscast – October 9, 2019
Chinook salmon count in Whitehorse is at a record low and the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory committee works to relocate a target shooting range.
Newscast – May 30, 2018
Rock strike suspends White Pass train service; Haines Assembly delays decision on rezone petition; Haines Sheldon Museum tells the story of wood in the Chilkat Valley
Newscast – October 8, 2019
Senator Dan Sullivan visits Haines; Norwegian Cruise Lines agrees to third party emissions testing in Skagway.
Newscast – May 29, 2018
A grand jury indicted two men on charges of online enticement of a minor last week; The top two officials from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game held a town hall meeting in Sitka to discuss the rationale behind ongoing deep restrictions in the commercial king...
Newscast – May 25, 2018
A look at what's coming up on the Haines Assembly's agenda; Subsistence salmon permits can now be purchased online.
Newscast – October 7, 2019
Haines Glacier Bears celebrate statewide cross country championship victories and Alaska Department of Fish and Game weighs in on increased bear activity in the Haines area.
Newscast – October 4, 2019
Haines man mauled by bear along the Chilkat River; Skagway Assembly welcomes new members and bids farewell to old members; New report says that logging in the Tongass is costing taxpayers millions in federal subsidies.
Newscast – May 24, 2018
A falling rock temporarily closes Skagway’s largest cruise ship dock; The University of Alaska’s Board of Regents hears public comment on the university’s proposed timber sale in the Haines Borough; Concerns in Southeast Alaska over the seemingly growing number of...
Newscast – May 23, 2018
Class of 2018 graduates from Haines High School; Chilkat Challenge Triathlon back for second year.
Newscast – October 3, 2019
Haines voters green light a new marijuana sales tax and local acidification testing takes a winter break.
Newscast – May 22, 2018
State lawmakers to consider legislation that would transition the Alaska Marine Highway into a public corporation; the American Bald Eagle Foundation opens its aviaries to the public.
Newscast – May 21, 2018
DOT Survey's eagles on Haines Highway; Enhancing wildlife at a Haines-area pond; Ferry system fully funded in operating budget; SEARHC AWARDS $50,000 ‘HEALTHY IS HERE’ GRANT TO SITKA TRIBE.
Newscast – May 18, 2018
Late bill amendment allows distillery cocktails to continue; The Skagway Assembly and White Pass continue correspondence on port improvements; Juneau Assembly member Kiehl, labor leader Etheridge run for state Senate seat.
Newscast – October 2, 2019
Haines and Skagway municipal election winners discuss the results; Haines School works to figure out how to distribute scholarship; Haines goat hunt area closes after harvest limit reached.
Newscast – May 17, 2018
The advisory council for the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve responds to the University of Alaska's proposed 13,000 acre timber sale; The Tazlina, Alaska Marine Highway’s newest ferry, floated on water for the first time.
Newscast – October 1, 2019
Haines residents cast their votes and Skagway looks at two new avenues for land acquisition.
KHNS Newscast – May 16, 2018
Air and water quality monitoring starts in Skagway; The Skagway Assembly will discuss correspondence from White Pass; Legislature resurrects Juneau Access Project, sort of.
Newscast – September 30, 2019
Haines Borough begins work on Lily Lake waterline; Kensington Mine seeks to expand its operation; Haines moose hunt reaches 16 moose.
KHNS Newscast – May 15, 2018
Mike Tranell, The Klondike National Historic Park Superintendent, is leaving Skagway for a job in the lower 48; A woman in Juneau was struck and killed by a truck driven by a Haines man; Klukwan to receive part of $21 million grant focused on improving the lives of...
Newscast – September 27, 2019
Landless coalition releases selections for Alaska Natives in Haines; Aurora forecasts are looking bright; Lynn Canal legislators discuss economic impacts of budget cuts at Southeast Conference.