Missing Palmer man found in trees along Glenn a day after car crashed
Gary Bishop disappeared Sunday but wasn't found in his crashed car until Monday, after a civilian went looking for the scene of the accident.
UAF Extension hosts workshops on reducing wood-burning air pollution
Burning wood for warmth, power or ... biochar? A series of events around the state seek to inform Alaskans about the many sides of a winter ritual.
Accused killer of Palmer teen to stand trial alone
Erick Almandinger was one of five teens charged in the 2016 murder of 16-year-old David Grunwald.
Ahtna rejects settlement in Klutina Lake Road case
The state and the Glennallen-based Alaska Native corporation have sparred for years over access to the Klutina country, a destination for fishing, boating, camping and hunting.
Investigators say the Butte trailer fire started in kitchen and was ‘cooking related’
The five girls who died in the fire, ages 3 to 12, succumbed to smoke inhalation, authorities say.
Wasilla moves toward ban on plastic shopping bags
The city known for more conservative politics is considering the ban as an alternative to a Mat-Su Borough proposal to levy a 10-cents-a-bag tax.
Rising numbers of feral cats challenge Mat-Su shelters and rescuers
Feral cats in the Valley are maxing out shelter space as a growing population combines with a lack of readily available spay and neuter clinics.
Mat-Su veterans wall plans in limbo after senior center fizzles
An Idaho company canceled plans for a long-term care facility next to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center that included a promise to safeguard a veterans' memorial.
‘It is too much,’ says uncle of 5 girls killed in Butte mobile home fire
The trailer home had problems with leaking gas and its electrical system, according to the brother of the girls' father.
Mobile home fire in the Butte claims five lives — all children
The home was engulfed in flames and too hot to enter when the first of dozens of responders from Butte and Palmer arrived.
Commercial marijuana grows sprout near Alaska neighborhoods
Odor seems to be the biggest public gripe about the state’s fledgling marijuana industry as grows begin popping up near homes around the state.
‘This isn’t a beauty contest’: North Pole grower wins state fair weigh-off with very fat pumpkin
Dave Iles won the fair's annual weigh-off with a 1,232-pound pumpkin he named Reaper's Keeper.