Pickup crashes into Iditarod musher’s dog team along Mat-Su road
After colliding with an SUV, the truck crashed into a sled dog team driven by Kristy Berington. The driver of the SUV and two dogs were injured.
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Several Susitna Valley schools closed Tuesday due to road conditions
The closed schools are Willow Elementary, Talkeetna Elementary, Trapper Creek Elementary and Su Valley High. All other schools are open, the district said in social media posts.
Father of murdered Palmer teen files civil suit against criminal defendants
One teen has already been convicted in David Grunwald's 2016 murder. Now Grunwald's father is suing four others even though several still face criminal trials.
Pilot pulled alive from plane that crashed on Susitna River sandbar
Rescuers used special tools to cut him out of the wreckage between branches of the river.
2-year-old dies in Valley vehicle fire
The child was trapped in the vehicle, Alaska State Troopers say.
‘Beautiful closure’: After a big year, Portugal. The Man comes home to Alaska for tour-ending concerts
With core members from the Mat-Su, the Portland-based band intends to put a bow on the era that vaulted them from a spunky rock outfit to a household name in pop music. They're performing in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday.
Mat-Su and Kenai boroughs continue sparring over proposed LNG plant
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is scheduled to release its draft environmental impact statement for the Alaska project in February 2019, with the final EIS planned for release November 2019.
Company halts multimillion-dollar Mat-Su timber deal, blaming U.S.-China trade war
Backers suspended a log-export venture that promised much-needed revenue for the borough's barely used Port MacKenzie.
Wasilla elementary teacher charged with sex abuse enters not guilty plea
Lukis Nighswonger appeared in person in Palmer Superior Court Tuesday afternoon. A girl who says she is among his victims was there, too.
Price tag for cyberattack on Mat-Su Borough now tops $2 million
The devastating attack took out 650 desktop computers and servers three months ago, and borough systems still aren't totally back online.
Another child says Wasilla elementary teacher sexually assaulted him
As charges mount against Lukis Nighswonger, the Mat-Su School District is asking hundreds of families of former students if they were victims of sexual abuse.
Big Lake man gets 13 years in killing with connections to Grunwald murder
Damien Peterson was 19 when he shot and killed 16-year-old Frankie Woodford in a Wasilla house.
Mat-Su voters OK study of borough policing powers
The borough mayor appeared on his way to re-election Tuesday and voters also OK'd a change in the date of elections.
Track Palin faces veterans court decision on jail time after new assault charge
A judge on Wednesday will tell the oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin whether allegations he hit a woman in the head should lead to jail time or if he can stay in a therapeutic program for veterans tied to a separate assault case.
Troopers seek semi driver believed involved in Parks Highway crash that killed 4
The collision between a van and a pickup in a no-passing zone killed four men in the van and injured four other people including a child.
Troopers: Parks Highway collision that killed 4 involved passing in a no-passing zone
A Dodge van was passing a commercial vehicle in a no-passing zone south of Cantwell when it collided with a Ford pickup in the opposite lane.
Beetle damage skyrockets to nearly a million acres in Southcentral Alaska
The beetles thrive in warmer weather, and Alaska is experiencing higher temperatures amid climate change. The current outbreak could last for years, a federal scientist said.
Track Palin hit ex-girlfriend repeatedly and tried to head-butt a trooper, charging documents say
The son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was going through a veterans court program after assaulting his father last year. Now he may go to jail for a year.
Wasilla police investigated ‘pedophile’ teacher in 2012. The school didn’t know that.
A 9-year-old boy said Lukis Nighswonger touched his genitals and abused two other students, but Iditarod Elementary wasn't informed until this week.
Troopers: Palmer woman killed in crash near gravel operation
Troopers were investigating whether a boulder in the road contributed to the accident.