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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...
View ArticleHeliskiing Guide Caught In Haines Avalanche Dies
A heliski guide caught in an avalanche over the weekend near Haines died late Monday according to a statement posted online by his family. Aaron Karitis was guiding a group of skiers with Haines...
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AK: Puppet Town
(Photo by John S. Hagen) Haines seems like a quintessential Southeast Alaska town. There are eagles, bears, salmon, big mountains and rough water. It’s a picture-book no stoplight, no movie theater,...
View ArticleHaines Residents Pursue Railroad Link
Some residents in Haines are pursing the dream of a railroad that may one day link the community to Interior Alaska, Yukon mines and to a future port facility. The state and other stakeholders aren’t...
View ArticleFerry Workers Considering Strike If Contract Negotiations Don’t Move Forward
Contract talks between the state and Alaska’s ferry workers are heating up as each side disagrees on how to make up the gap between revenues and the cost of operating the ferry system. Workers are now...
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Crews Work To Refloat Sunken Skagway Ferry Dock
The community of Skagway in northern Southeast remains cut off from ferry service as the state works to figure out why the dock sank late last week. Download Audio The state Department of...
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Skagway Ferry Dock Is Floating Again
Western Marine Construction began working early Tuesday to refloat the dock. (Photo courtesy Jeremy Stephens, Alaska DOT&PF) The Skagway ferry dock is floating again after a contractor hired by the...
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Burst Water Pipe Likely Cause For Skagway Ferry Dock Sinking
Western Marine Construction began working early Tuesday to refloat the dock. (Photo courtesy Jeremy Stephens, Alaska DOT&PF)State transportation officials agree that a burst water pipe likely...
View ArticleSkagway Ferry Service Will Resume Sunday
State ferry service to Skagway resumes on Sunday. Alaska Marine Highway ferries have not been running to Skagway since the ferry dock there sank on April 24th. The state was able to contract with a...
View ArticleSkagway Man In Custody After Slashing Police Car Tires
A Skagway man is in custody after allegedly on a vandalism spree and slashing the tires of most of the squad vehicles on the town’s police force and setting a police dispatcher’s car on fire....
View ArticleFerry Workers Approve Strike Authorization
Download Audio Alaska Marine Highway workers approved a strike authorization this week, meaning the Inlandboatmen’s Union could call for workers to strike within the next month if the union and state...
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