Dramatic video shows couple narrowly escaping the McKinley fire
“By the time we got into the car and started down the driveway, the trees were already torching across the top of the driveway,” said Pete Petram.
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Alaska State Fair train service this weekend and fireworks show both canceled
Ongoing wildfire danger, along with other hazards, may throw a wrench into some fairgoers’ plans.
Governor’s disaster declaration over Mat-Su, Kenai Peninsula wildfires opens up aid for residents
Mat-Su officials say 51 homes, three businesses and 84 outbuildings have been lost in the McKinley fire.
This summer is on track to be the driest on record for Southcentral Alaska
The region has seen less than an inch of rainfall since June 1 and no measurable rain at all during August, putting it on track to beat a 50-year record.
Residents will be able to find out Friday whether their structures were destroyed in the McKinley fire
Those seeking notifications will need to bring a form of identification connecting them to the property they’re asking about.
Southcentral Alaska wildfire updates: Calmer winds aid firefighters, but evacuation notices remain in place
Smoke crept back into Anchorage on Friday morning and air quality in the city was again at an “unhealthy” level.
Parks Highway homesteaders escape McKinley fire with family and fowl
As the fire raged in the Susitna Valley, the family evacuated with four people, two cats, five dogs, 24 chickens and three geese.
Photos: McKinley fire sweeps through Parks Highway corridor
Scenes of the wind-driven fire and the aftermath.
Fire officials review cause of McKinley wildfire
Alaska wildfire officials are reviewing their initial assessment of the cause of a weekend fire that burned at least 50 structures north of Willow.
Wildfire roundup: Here’s the latest on Southcentral Alaska blazes
Officials estimate 50 to 80 structures have been lost in one of the fires.
Record heat has Susitna Valley silver salmon in hot - and low - water
Two popular rivers are closed to fishing because almost no cohos are making it upstream.
Susitna Valley wildfire evacuees will have to wait days to return home
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough declared a disaster emergency Tuesday over multiple wildfires, the largest of which destroyed dozens of structures.
As crews fight destructive Susitna Valley wildfire, evacuees prepare for recovery
A fire management official said more concrete information about the structures damaged by the fire will be available after emergency managers go in to survey the area on Tuesday.
‘We gotta get out now’: Residents of subdivision in McKinley fire’s path recount last-minute evacuations
At an evacuation center Monday, people wondered whether their houses were still standing.
Alaska Railroad cancels passenger service between Anchorage and Denali due to wildfire
The fire jumped the railroad tracks Saturday night, and burned trees have fallen on the tracks, officials said.
As Southcentral Alaska winds ease, crews battling Susitna Valley wildfire work to gain control
The fire along the Parks Highway north of Willow has burned at least 50 structures, officials said. They urged motorists to avoid travel in the area.
Wasilla store contends with ‘large-scale’ rodent problem
Fred Meyer is employing an aggressive pest-control plan after customers spotted critters in the store through Southcentral Alaska’s unusually warm summer.
Wind-driven wildfire between Willow and Talkeetna prompts evacuation notice
The wildfire Saturday was one of several Mat-Su fires that officials say resulted from strong winds either knocking down power lines or causing trees to fall on power lines.
Missing Wasilla woman found dead in Houston
Shelly Ingram, 43, had been missing for almost two weeks, Alaska State Troopers said.
Family’s civil lawsuit blames property owners, Enstar for death of five girls in 2017 Butte fire
The complaint says the family was heating their trailer with the oven when someone accidentally turned on the stove, melting a pan that ignited the blaze.