‘I shot my mom’: Man charged in Wasilla killing confessed via translator, police say
Denys Abramov showed up at the police station with a gun in his pocket, new court documents say.
Aleutian island volcano again sends ash cloud nearly 5 miles high
Shishaldin Volcano also erupted last month, sending ash over the Bering Sea.
‘From sleeping to swimming, it was about 10 minutes,’ says survivor of fishing boat sinking
The Scandies Rose motored through a part of the Gulf of Alaska under warnings of high winds and icing before it sank. Five crewmen are presumed dead and two survived.
Wasilla man arrested in mother’s death turned himself in with bloody hands and gun
Denys Abramov told officers he’d harmed a family member, Wasilla police said.
‘The failure is catastrophic’: Drivers fault delayed fixes for dangerous road near Wasilla
In the past five years, there have been 250 accidents on Knik-Goose Bay Road. Sixteen people have died.
Kenai Peninsula LGBTQ activist reports being slashed and beaten at home after she received threatening note
Tammie Willis also saw someone throw something from a pickup into her windshield. It was a rock with the word “dyke” on it, police said.
Police: 2 missing Nome-based state Office of Children’s Services workers found safe
Angel Garcia and Jenna Pixey had been described as missing after last being seen Thursday night.
Troopers: Wasilla man beat victim with gun and stole car over alleged theft
The assault case marks the second time in recent weeks that claims of theft elicited a violent response in Mat-Su.
Attorney for accused Grunwald murderer says troopers violated his right to remain silent
Investigators say Austin Barrett’s request to “plead the fifth” wasn’t a clear sign he didn’t want to talk anymore.
Mat-Su Borough will return to Alaska Municipal League
The borough had stopped paying dues over objections to the organization’s opposition to proposed spending cuts from the Dunleavy administration.
More than a year after quake damage closed Houston Middle School, redesign work is approved
The Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted to start design engineering on a nearly $30 million school retrofit.
Man accused in DUI collision that killed retired trooper was going almost 60 mph in residential area
Jacob Moreland is charged with manslaughter in the death of Dallas Massie, a longtime Mat-Su investigator.