Firefighters are battling a wildland fire that broke out north of Haines over the weekend. As of Wednesday morning, the Boulder Fire was about 2.75 acres in size. The Alaska Desk’s Avery Ellfeldt has more. Also in the news, the Trump Administration is again threatening cuts to the federal Essential Air Service program, which provides funding for flights to and from rural Alaska. That includes nearby areas such as Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, and Elfin Cove.