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2 months ago | 
chilkatvalleynews.com | Rashah McChesney |Will Steinfeld
Many in the Chilkat Valley said they anticipate negative impacts on relationships they have with neighboring communities, tourism, and the price of commodities.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
skagwaynews.com | Rashah McChesney
By Rashah McChesneyChilkat Valley NewsA small crowd gathered Saturday night watching as a fire ate through the building that houses Haines’ Quick Shop, Outfitter Liquor, Outfitter Sporting Goods, Mike’s Bikes & Boards, and four apartments. No one reported any injuries and, at first, it seemed as though Haines Volunteer Firefighters were going to be able to contain flames. But as the fire got larger and more involved, the crowd swelled.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
ktoo.org | Rashah McChesney
Editor’s note: A story following up on this one was published on Sunday afternoon and can be found here. A small crowd gathered Saturday night watching as a fire ate through the building that houses Haines’ Quick Shop, Outfitter Liquor, Outfitter Sporting Goods, Mike’s Bikes & Boards, and four apartments. No one reported any injuries and, at first, it seemed as though Haines Volunteer Firefighters were going to be able to contain flames.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
adn.com | Rashah McChesney
HAINES — A small crowd gathered Saturday night watching as a fire ate through the building that houses Haines’ Quick Shop, Outfitter Liquor, Outfitter Sporting Goods, Mike’s Bikes & Boards, and four apartments. No one reported any injuries and, at first, it seemed as though Haines Volunteer Firefighters were going to be able to contain flames. But as the fire got larger and more involved, the crowd swelled.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
juneauempire.com | Rashah McChesney
This is a breaking news story that will be updated. A small crowd gathered Saturday night watching as a fire ate through the building that houses Haines’ Quick Shop, Outfitter Liquor, Outfitter Sporting Goods, Mike’s Bikes & Boards, and four apartments. No one reported any injuries and, at first, it seemed as though Haines Volunteer Firefighters were going to be able to contain flames. But as the fire got larger and more involved, the crowd swelled.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
ktoo.org | Rashah McChesney
On the day Sam Wright, Hans Munich and Tanya Hutchins disappeared in the Fairweather Range, Haines pilot Drake Olson was doing much-needed maintenance on one of the three airplanes in his hangar. The plane, his fastest one, was in pieces on July 20 when he got a call from Munich and Hutchins, who own Coastal Air Service in Yakutat. They were on their way back from Seattle when their flight from Juneau got canceled.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
ktoo.org | Rashah McChesney |Francisco Martínezcuello
A small plane carrying three passengers from Juneau to Yakutat disappeared over the weekend, launching a search and rescue effort that has so far yielded more questions than answers. Samuel “Sam” Wright, a seasoned pilot from Haines with decades of experience navigating southeast, took off from Juneau on Saturday. On board with him were Hans Munich and Tanya Hutchins, a couple returning home to Yakutat after a trip. Munich is also a longtime pilot. He and Hutchins run a charter flight business.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
juneauempire.com | Rashah McChesney
A landslide triggered by heavy rains Tuesday night closed the South Klondike Highway between Carcross, Yukon, and Fraser, British Columbia, with officials stating they hope to reopen at least one lane of the road by Friday. “Our crews were able to begin clearing the road (Wednesday) afternoon and we will be assisting essential services this evening,” Yukon Highways and Public Works stated in Wednesday post on its Facebook page. “The road will remain closed (Thursday).
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
ktoo.org | Rashah McChesney
At 4 a.m. Wednesday, just as the sun was starting to cast long blue shadows over downtown Haines – four massive Holland America tour buses motored into the parking lot of the Port Chilkoot Cruise Ship Dock. Some 150 people climbed down the stairs and slowly made their way down the dock – a handful stopping to photograph themselves in front of the Haines sign before climbing onto tender boats – basically water shuttles – bound for the nearby Holland America Koningsdam.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
alaskapublic.org | Rashah McChesney
Coast Guard staff are searching for a missing charter flight that left Juneau on Saturday bound for Yakutat but never reached its destination. There were three people on board, but Coast Guard public affairs officer Mike Salerno said they do not know anything more about them. The missing plane is a Beechcraft Bonanza, according to a Coast Guard social media post. Coast Guard spokesperson Shannon Kearney said the initial call about an overdue plane came in at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday.
