Haines

Starting mid-July, the rehabilitation project on one of Skagway’s main streets will shift to night work. A noise permit was approved to allow work from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through September. A representative for the construction project says it will be noisy, but it will be safer. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has more.

Over 7,000 cruise ship passengers landed in Skagway on July 4th to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. The tiny town greeted the large crowd with a big party. Events included a slow bike race, a railroad spike driving contest and a wacky parade. KHNS’ Melinda Munson has the details.

Nearly twenty years ago, a California couple set out to play a game of croquet on the lawn of every state capitol. They visited Juneau last month to complete their quest. Except … there’s no lawn at Alaska’s capitol; no grass even. So how do you play croquet? KTOO’s Jamie Diep finds out. 

This week, the Glondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway celebrated its 50th birthday. The park helps preserve the experience of the 100,000 miners who flocked to Alaska and the Yukon from 1897-1898 for a gold rush that for most people, was a bust. But for Skagway, it was the birth of the town. […]

Businesses and residents across Alaska are grappling with rising energy costs. And the local dump in Haines is no exception. Its annual utility costs have more than doubled since 2024. In response, the manager is taking matters into his own hands — and moving the entire operation off-grid. The Alaska Desk’s Avery Ellfeldt has more.

A boulder larger than a car appeared on the Klondike Highway on Friday morning across from the quarry north of Skagway. No one was injured and the damage to the road was temporarily patched. But it is a highly trafficked area during the tourist season. As KHNS’ Melinda Munson reports, the incident is linked to […]

Besides serving as a popular tourist destination, the Red Onion Saloon has been a local meeting place for drag events and all things queer. But until recently, the new owner had a No Pride flags policy, although she donated money to the Pride Committee and hosted a Pride event. Some in the LGBTQ+ community are […]

Disagreement over taxation of an Episcopal Church property in Haines made it to the borough assembly meeting on Tuesday. As Will Steinfeld reports for KHNS, some members of the public, and elected officials, are questioning borough staff’s decision to take the taxation issue to Superior Court. 

Samples collected this month show that high levels of harmful toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning are again present in the waters around Southeast Alaska. And as Avery Ellfeldt reports for the Alaska Desk, that includes Haines, for the third year in a row.  Also in the news, commercial fishing is a huge contributor to […]

Roadway construction is a well-established perpetrator of spreading invasive species. The state of Alaska is required to do what it can to prevent that from happening on federally funded roadwork. But in Haines, conservation groups say they’re stepping in after a major highway project has led to an infestation that could damage the ecosystem. The […]