Mat-Su

Dylan’s Place, which opened last month in Wasilla, is named after a 25-year-old Anchorage man who died in 2017 of a heroin overdose.

There was no progress in negotiations Friday between Teamsters Local 959 bus workers and Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District transportation contractor Durham School Services.

Bus drivers packed a school board meeting Wednesday evening, a day after they dropped students at school and then walked off the job, citing safety and pay concerns.

Schools scrambling to get students home Tuesday after the strike vote told families they will need to pick them up. Most schools will be without bus service again Wednesday.

Durham School Services is in the midst of contract negotiations with drivers picketing over safety and pay issues who have already authorized a strike if necessary.

A two-car collision happened around 11 p.m. Saturday at Mile 46 of the Parks Highway, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

Colony High School principal Mary Fulp livestreamed the trip from her home to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center last week.

After guilty convictions last year, members of the 1488 criminal group are receiving their sentences in U.S. District Court in Anchorage this week.

Between 8 to 12 inches are forecasted for the Susitna Valley from the Talkeetna cutoff north and west. South of Talkeetna, the snow will turn into rain between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon.

Alaska State Troopers responded at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of a collision at Old Glenn Highway and East Clark-Wolverine Road in Palmer,

Witnesses told troopers his Subaru crossed the center line and into the path of the truck.

Problems with Durham School Services range from poor communications and “substandard” bus equipment to inadequate ice scrapers, according to Teamsters Local 959.

Alaska State Troopers say it’s possible that the 31-year-old Wasilla man who was also a swimming instructor may have more victims.

Enstar is asking Alaskans to clear snow from meters to help prevent damage that could lead to natural gas leaks following heavy snowfall and high winds, particularly in Mat-Su.

Sheila Pontier, who runs Alaska Potbelly Pig Rescue out of Wasilla and Big Lake, has saved more than 150 animals.

Conditions had the potential to be particularly treacherous south of Anchorage, from Girdwood through Turnagain Pass to Seward, with heavy snowfall expected to turn into a mix of snow and rain.

A manager at Gorilla Fireworks said the key to safe personal fireworks is “sober adult responsible supervision.”

The driver of a Honda Civic was killed in a collision with a semitruck that temporarily closed the highway in both directions, authorities said.

Gusts over 80 mph pummeled the city, compacting snow and causing power outages for thousands.

Wind knocked out power to thousands in Southcentral Alaska, and poor weather led to flight cancellations in Anchorage and Seattle along with hazardous driving conditions in Mat-Su.

In the deep darkness of December in Southcentral Alaska, the Glenn Highway Christmas tree glows with 2,200 blue and purple lights. Tended by an area couple, the tree has attracted a devoted following.

Drifts already prompted a delayed start Thursday for most schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District and a snow-covered greenhouse at the Wasilla Lowe’s collapsed.

Pilots who took certain “check rides” from Talkeetna’s Don Lee will need to get re-certified — generally within 15 days of getting a Federal Aviation Administration notice.