Houston finishes perfect season with first state title in team history
Hawks take Division III championship with dominant performance against Barrow.
Mat-Su
A man walked into a wild corner of Hatcher Pass last year on a spiritual quest. He never came out.
Vladimir Kostenko took 5 pounds of oatmeal and not much else to a cabin deep in a remote valley. At first, he texted the outside world details of his solitary life in the wilderness. Then the communications stopped.
’Everything’s clicking’: Houston football team rises from quake chaos to historic undefeated season
The team contended with cramped space and rotating classrooms -- and channeled the challenge into a new standard.
More than a foot of new snow blankets parts of Parks Highway, Hatcher Pass
Storm totals were expected from 6 to 16 inches in the Susitna Valley, primarily through Broad Pass.
Third teen convicted of murder in David Grunwald’s 2016 killing
The only not-guilty verdict was on an assault charge in the case of the Palmer 16-year-old’s violent end near Palmer.
Mat-Su PD? Beset by crime and not enough cops, the Valley looks at local policing powers
Residents who already get Alaska State Troopers “for free” would be asked to foot the bill.
Fate of third teen charged with murder of Palmer 16-year-old is now in jury’s hands
Bradley Renfro was the only defendant accused of killing David Grunwald to take the stand in his own defense.
Glenn Highway between Palmer and Sutton to close for several hours Thursday night
Drivers can expect delays of an hour or longer, according to DOT.
Teen on trial for murder of David Grunwald recounts moments leading up to shooting
Bradley Renfro said everyone was silent as another teen racked his pistol and shot. The prosecutor says there’s no proof Renfro himself didn’t do it.
'Nobody can talk about this’: Third teen on trial for Grunwald murder tells his side of the story
Bradley Renfro tried to downplay his role as he gave a detailed account of what he says happened the November 2016 night that David Grunwald died.
Longtime Mat-Su trooper Dallas Massie dies in collision near Wasilla
Massie was retired after decades of service with the Alaska State Troopers.
Gravel truck driver charged in death of woman struck by rock on Glenn Highway
Hailey Belnap died after a rock punched through her windshield. Another driver had a rock embedded in her car’s grille.
Enstar notifies 1,400 customers near Palmer after air pocket introduced into natural gas line
No leaks were reported but dozens reported no gas in their homes Thursday, an Enstar spokeswoman said.
Miles to go before they ski: Backers of new Hatcher Pass alpine area hustle ahead of snowfall
Skeetawk is getting ready for the first season of lift-served downhill skiing in the Talkeetna Mountains in decades.
A third trial in the killing of a Palmer teen is underway. But this time it’s in Fairbanks.
There’s less direct evidence against Bradley Renfro than other teens already convicted in the killing of a popular 16-year-old in 2016.
Small Alaska apparel company and Starbucks clash over trademark
The Seattle coffee giant has filed a formal complaint with federal regulators against an attempt by Wasilla company Mountains & Mermaids to trademark “Siren’s Brew.”
Todd Palin files for divorce from former Alaska governor Sarah Palin
The filing cites “incompatibility of temperament” and asks for joint custody of the couple’s only child under 18.
Scenes of destruction: The McKinley fire raced for miles along the Parks Highway
“Fire progression has stopped,” said a fire official, while firefighters focus their efforts on ash pits and hazardous trees.
Couple missing in Hatcher Pass turn up in good condition after 2-day bushwhack
A search started Tuesday after the couple and their dog, last seen Sunday hiking near Snowbird Hut, didn’t emerge.
Daredevils, funnel cake, bonsai: Scenes from the Alaska State Fair
Every August, thousands of Alaskans make the annual trek to the state fair in Palmer. Here’s what a stroll around the fairgrounds on the first weekend looked like.