From bad to worse: State announces more king salmon fishing shutdowns for Susitna Valley
Anglers and fishing businesses from Wasilla north knew the chinook season would be grim — but not this grim.
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Over pleas of victim’s family, man accused in fatal Mat-Su boat collision gets lower bail
A Palmer judge lowered bail for 26-year-old Reagan Martz and approved house arrest with his parents on electronic and alcohol monitoring.
Mother and son caught in Matanuska River current found dead
Amanda Lange tried to rescue her son Gabriel and both were swept away.
Track Palin pleads guilty to reduced charge, enters Anchorage court program for veterans
If Palin, whose original charges included assaulting his father, completes Anchorage Veterans Court, he will serve 10 days in jail. If he doesn't, he will go to jail for a year.
‘Only one got out’: Man says he tried to save dogs trapped in Wasilla-area fire
Three dogs died in the blaze Saturday night that tore through a two-story log home.
Wasilla pilot unhurt when small plane slams into trees during ‘bad landing’
Timothy M. Delph, 53, was in good condition after a "bad landing," troopers said.
Alaska Gov. Walker signs budget, Permanent Fund bills but says no to Knik Arm bridge
Walker used his line-item veto power to quash $2.5 million for the proposed bridge across the Knik Arm.
Troopers helicopter crew rescues teens from sandbar as area rivers rise
The pair got stuck while camping on a sandbar near Sutton. The weather service warned of rising rivers in Anchorage and Mat-Su.
‘They didn’t even stop’: Man describes Mat-Su boating collision that killed his wife
A 26-year-old from Palmer is accused of killing Jennifer Horazdovsky, 35, on Flat Lake and critically injuring another woman.
Driver survives ‘crazy’ wreck at Alaska racetrack
The driver in car #99 was heading into a turn when he made contact with another car and “just catapulted and flipped over,” said Michelle Maynor, the manager of the Alaska Raceway Track.
Voracious spruce bark beetles are back in force in Southcentral Alaska
Dead, red trees signal an increasingly dire outbreak driven by warm summers and plentiful spruce, especially in the Susitna Valley.
Anchorage man charged with manslaughter in fatal Mat-Su boating collision
The crash happened on Flat Lake, adjacent to Big Lake.
At least one boater dead in accident on Mat-Su lake
Few additional details were immediately available Saturday afternoon.
Black bear injures hunter near bait station off Parks Highway
The injured hunter was able to walk about a mile to his vehicle, which was parked around Mile 180 of the Parks Highway, troopers said.
Troopers: Palmer man leads officers on wild chase that ends near Wasilla Walmart
Billy Joe Jones was wanted on warrants -- including one for a 2015 pursuit with law enforcement that ended in his arrest.
When a moose crashes your birthday pool party
… You give it some space. And maybe take a cute video.
Standing water, snow slow spread of 33-acre wildfire north of Talkeetna
The Prairie Fire was about four miles away from a hunting lodge on Stephan Lake.
Wasilla Christian school loses 3 buses in fire linked to fuel theft
Survellance cameras captured a person trying to steal fuel Saturday before a fast-moving fire destroyed the buses, school officials say.
‘They’re not your family’: Jury deliberates fate of first teen on trial for Grunwald slaying
Closing arguments in Erick Almandinger's trial painted him as either a willing participant or scared teen.
Troopers: Wasilla woman dies in crash involving driver with DUI-related warrant
The 71-year-old was ejected from her SUV in the collision Tuesday afternoon, troopers said.