2008 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
An accidental, three-minute answering machine message was all it took to turn the Eagle River-Chugiak Assembly race from a walk in the park to a full-on sprint.
A man accused of operating a methamphetamine lab out of his apartment has been arrested on numerous drug charges, according to Alaska State Troopers.
A few years ago, a storage unit company moved into downtown Eagle River. Callers flooded the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce, complaining that such a business was allowed on the main drag.
Masked gunman who robbed theater in Eagle River sought
Police are seeking a masked gunman who robbed the Valley River 6 Cinemas in Eagle River on New Year's Day.
Buses go back to school after fire
School bus service in the Chugiak-Eagle River area is back to normal today after being disrupted Wednesday by a fire at a Chugiak bus barn. Firefighters continued to monitor the burned ruins of an apartment building and the attached school bus barn on the Old Glenn Highway Wednesday, according to spokesman Tom Kempton with the Anchorage Fire Department.
ONGOING SERIES
To mark the 50th anniversary of statehood, the Daily News is publishing 12 monthly installments leading up to the anniversary, and asking you to submit photos, memories and video from the era.