12+ hour, 55+ min ago  (999+ words) Police patrolman Max Marty joined the Haines police department in September 2025. Both he and police chief Jimmy Yoakum spent 17 weeks attending the state police academy in Fairbanks. The duo completed their training Feb. 1 and have been in Haines since. Marty…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (888+ words) A petition to pause the 2026 seasonal sales tax increase gathered hundreds of signatures over the week that it was out at five local stores." Haines" seasonal sales tax is in its first year of implementation after voters approved it. It…...

1+ day, 19+ min ago  (713+ words) The 2026 Southeast harvest limit for king salmon is more than 50% higher than the limit for 2025. This year, Southeast Alaska fishermen can catch a total 205, 300 treaty king salmon " fish that didn't come from Alaska hatcheries " according to a March 31 announcement by…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago  (925+ words) A decade of work on a hybrid electric boat propulsion project culminated Thursday as U. S. Senator Lisa Murkowski shattered a bottle of champagne on the bow of the F/V Mirage, and saw it move under electric power along the dock…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (12+ words) Lutak Dock concepts to be considered during joint meeting tonight'Chilkat Valley News...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (637+ words) One might expect the 51st Alaska Folk Festival to be a bit tamer than the landmark 50-year bash, but organizers say last year's golden anniversary get-together set the stage for an even bigger week of music, dance and other activities this…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1113+ words) Reopening of a federal grant program could reduce, but not eliminate, a cash squeeze at the Alaska Marine Highway System this summer. The months-long delay in the program jeopardized the ferry system's operating budget for this summer. But, even with…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (646+ words) Tickets to ride the Alaska Marine Highway System will go up a little more than 2% effective May 1, the first fare increase since 2019. That 2019 increase instituted "dynamic pricing" of higher fares on popular routes, much like airlines and hotels price their…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (328+ words) Ketchikan is not getting a free, mile-long, 12-foot-diameter tunnel to link the community with its airport across the water. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough had been one of 16 finalists for a national company's offer to pay for building a tunnel but…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (491+ words) The Alaska Senate on Wednesday advanced'a constitutional amendment'that would establish a dedicated fund for public education. If passed, lawmakers could design a new source of state revenue to go toward the fund that would be used specifically for schools. The…...