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On December 22, FEMA issued a formal letter to the Haines Borough, explaining in detail their decision to terminate funding for repairs to Porcupine Road.  The agency's determination leaves Haines Borough responsible for more than one million dollars in work already...

A Skagway high school Senior who is blind will now have better access to library materials after a fourth grader, who is also visually impaired, lobbied the Skagway School Board to stock its library with braille books. Reporting by Jenn Shelton.  

Haines elected officials recently learned that the contractor in charge of rebuilding the Lutak dock has purchased $10M worth of steel for the project. This commitment to a design that newly elected leaders had expressed interest in changing surprised and angered...

 A report on Skagway’s last Borough Assembly Meeting. And, the Department of Transportation has sent a notice that the Haines highway will be closed Wednesday at 9PM and through the night.

 A rockslide shut down the Highway 15 miles from Haines on Saturday evening. One car was destroyed, but no one was injured. And, the Arctic has been warming much faster in recent decades, and this year, parts of northern Alaska experienced its warmest July on record....

The newly elected leaders of the Haines borough have shown an interest in a different design for the Lutak dock rebuilding project. Recent communications from the contractor indicate the company is committed to the current design, and may charge the borough in the...

 A Juneau pharmacy closes, slowing down Skagway prescription process And, the Skagway borough assembly is meeting on Thursday. We spoke with mayor Sam Bass about the meeting agenda.

Traffic on the Haines highway has been limited due to weather for the last week. Canadian crews have been busy clearing the snow, enough so that some convoys have been able to follow a pilot car through the pass on some days. On Saturday, multiple cars in the convoy...

The Haines Chamber of Commerce recently recruited a new director and assistant to the director.  The new leadership is energized to build connections between consumers and local Haines businesses.

The last Haines assembly meeting agenda was well packed. To cover all items, the assembly continued its meeting on the following day, and still went on late into the evening. The Lutak dock figured prominently in the discussion. And, the Haines Glacier Bear Wrestling...

The Haines Borough Assembly heard an appeal to a permit issued for a rock quarry and a gravel pit at two sites on Lutak Road. At the end of a long meeting, the assembly decided that the company will have to reapply and make its case again in front of the planning...

Three Haines assembly members and the mayor traveled last week to Anchorage to join the Alaska Municipal League. The annual conference is an opportunity for local leaders from throughout the state to learn, network, and strategize. We spoke with the borough leaders...

 Southeast is experiencing heavy rains. Forecasters warn that other municipalities could face flooding. And, the Haines snow dragon marched along with the fire truck on main street in Haines this weekend for the holiday parade. Firefighter offered candy, but the...

 Late last month, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan announced that the Federal Transit Administration would be awarding $131 million in additional funding to support the Alaska Marine Highway System.  

The Skagway borough assembly is meeting this week. We caught up with mayor Sam Bass to ask him about the main agenda items, and a report on the Marine Highway Ad Hoc Committee meeting he attended on wednesday.  

It has been three years since landslides took the lives of two Haines residents and wreaked havoc in town. All residents were affected in one way or another. The recent deadly landslide in Wrangell can trigger that past trauma. We spoke with the mental health...

The Hospice of Haines is offering a year-round version of its fall grief support group. Once a month, anyone grieving for any reason is invited to gather at the senior village. We spoke with group facilitator Jenn Hughes. And, now is a good time to don a swimsuit,...

A snowstorm is coming to the upper Lynn Canal. And, a local fund in Haines has made a large contribution towards rebuilding the community’s school playground. The project is a commemoration of the life of a victim of the 2020 landslide in Haines. The donation should...