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Haines man accused of animal cruelty who fled to Russia turns self in to Juneau law enforcement
Steve Kroschel has animals seized from his wildlife center in 2025.
Aug 182 min read


Travelers make alternate plans as ferry service to Skagway remains paused indefinitely
High school cross-country and Klondike Road Relay participants are ready to run in Skagway. Will the ferry be?
Aug 174 min read


Pink salmon start to show up after ‘very weak’ early run
Pink salmon — the backbone of the Southeast seine fleet — finally started to show up the first weekend of August, after what state biologists were comparing to the poorest early returns on the books.
Aug 144 min read


Cruise ship helps stranded skiff and crew in Southeast Alaska as Zuckerberg yacht stands by
Lack of response by vessel belonging to Facebook owner gets boos from cruise passengers, criticism online; skiff ran out of fuel between Petersburg and Juneau
Aug 83 min read


State forest carbon offsets ‘on pause’
The State of Alaska is pausing a carbon credit initiative that had been projected to potentially generate over a hundred million dollars of revenue from the Haines State Forest.
Aug 64 min read


Locals, cruise ship crew, visitors, unite for soccer game in Haines
Forty people representing at least a dozen nationalities came together to play soccer in Haines on Saturday.
Aug 64 min read


Major waterfront expansion moves ahead in Wrangell
Work could start this fall on rock fill.
Aug 62 min read


Wrangell still waiting for full FEMA funds for 2023 landslide
The borough spent just over $1 million responding to the deadly November 2023 landslide that killed six people and is still owed about $346,000 after last month’s federal approval of reimbursement for debris removal costs.
Aug 52 min read


Sitka, cruise lines, negotiate taxes after Skagway’s lawsuit
The City and Borough of Sitka and the cruise line trade association have reached agreement on some questions of collecting sales tax on on-board sales of goods and services that occur in Sitka, including Sitka Sound.
Aug 13 min read


Discovery of explosives at Haines eagle preserve triggers controlled response, plane crash scare
Responding law enforcement agencies do not agree on what was found and who should investigate it.
Jul 305 min read


Murkowski’s ‘landless’ bill advances to US Senate floor
‘I believe that the people who live here are ultimately the best stewards and will determine the future of the region.’
Jul 295 min read


Lukaax̱.ádi Clan re-dedicates Raven House in Haines
Lukaax̱.ádi ceremony follows years of renovation on Front Street house.
Jul 255 min read
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