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Haines Breaks Ground On Veterans Home
Sketch of Veterans home. Photo courtesy Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village Sarah McRae, widow to CSM Howard McRae, breaks ground at the new Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village in Haines Saturday. Photo by...
View ArticleMan Arrested In Haines In Connection To Utah Cold-Case Murder
A man accused in a cold-case Utah murder was arrested in Haines on Wednesday. Haines police and Alaska State Troopers assisted Ogden, Utah police in apprehending Stephen Ellenwood after he eluded law...
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Renowned Tlingit Carvings To Be Publicly Displayed
Photo courtesy of the Alaska State Library – Historical Collections. A Tlingit clan has decided that a collection of renowned carvings will be publicly displayed in the village. The decision will...
View Article9 Rescued After Boat Runs Aground Near Auke Bay
Nine passengers were rescued from a boat that ran aground near Juneau on Monday evening. The 36-foot motor vessel Islander ran aground at Shelter Island just outside Auke Bay. Coast Guard Petty Officer...
View ArticleChilkoot Watershed Closed To Sockeye Sport Fishing
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order Monday, closing the Chilkoot watershed near Haines to sockeye sport fishing because of low escapements. Download Audio
View ArticleCruise Ship Fails Surprise Health Inspection In Skagway
A cruise ship that failed a surprise health inspection while in Alaskan waters is making national news after it was discovered food was being stored in unsanitary conditions. The Centers for Disease...
View ArticleSkagway Sees Abundance Of Kings
An abundance of King salmon is not a phrase heard very often in Alaska this season, but abundance is exactly what the small Southeast community of Skagway has this summer at the mouth of a little pond...
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AK: Home Grown Garlic
Photo by John Hagen. The Chilkat Valley near Haines in Southeast is known as the Valley of the Eagles. But some residents are trying to bring the valley back to its roots, literally. Agriculture is...
View ArticleHaines Highway Progress Slows
The Haines Highway is a stretch of road north of Haines to the Canadian border and toward Alaska’s Interior. The two-lane road follows a prolific salmon river, travels through the Alaska Chilkat Bald...
View ArticleHaines Voters Opt To Change Boroughs Charter Preamble, Bill of Rights
Three write-in campaigns slowed the ballot counting in the Haines Borough on Tuesday. But when results did come in, just after midnight, it was clear Haines voters do not support so called...
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Sunken Tender Neptune Closes Haines Harbor
That state and Coast Guard are responding to a sunken vessel in the Haines Harbor and fuel leaking from the boat is hampering the commercial gillnet fleet that homeports in the harbor. The 76-foot...
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Haines Harbor Reopens As Cleanup Efforts Continue
Fuel from a sunken vessel in the Haines Small Boat Harbor has been contained, although it could still be several days until clean-up is complete and the boat is salvaged. Download Audio The 76-foot...
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Salvage Efforts Continue For Sunken Tender In Haines
A salvage operation and clean-up efforts are still underway in Haines, where a 78-foot tender sank last weekend in the boat harbor. Download Audio The tender Neptune is being raised from the bottom of...
View ArticleHaines Hunting Guide Sentenced After International Investigation
A multi-year, international investigation into illegal bear and goat hunts has resulted in the sentencing of a longtime big game guide from Haines. Seventy-two-year-old Ronald Martin pled guilty and...
View ArticleSkagway Residents Concerned About Short-Staffed Postal Service
Rural Alaska communities rely on mail service more than most. For many, it is a source of not just communication, but a supply line for things like medication and other necessities. That’s why Skagway...
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Former Haines Rep. Thomas Files To Run For State Office In 2014
Former Haines Representative Bill Thomas has filed a letter of intent to run for state office in 2014. Thomas filed late Friday. He did not indicate which office he will seek, but he is eligible to run...
View ArticleJustice Department Files Charges Against Heli-ski Company
The Department of Justice last week filed criminal charges against a Haines heli-skiing company for repeatedly operating tours on federal land without a permit. The violations came to light because of...
View ArticleAK: Connecting
Rural Alaska communities are not known for having good internet connections, cell phone reception or, really, many good ways of connecting to people and programs outside their area. But rural public...
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Glacier Bay Landslide Excites Scientists
Photo courtesy of Drake Olson. A massive landslide in Glacier Bay National Park more than a week ago is exciting scientists around the world for the way it was the detected, the images of the slide and...
View ArticleGuide Critically Injured In Avalanche Near Haines
A heliskiing guide was critically injured in an avalanche near Haines over the weekend, the third avalanche in as many years to injure or kill extreme mountain skiers in the area. Download Audio Alaska...
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