Mat-Su

The 57-year-old man was out on bail on 2023 charges of sexual assault and kidnapping.

Palmer police issued the summons to council member Richard Best on Jan. 20.

The area popular with skiers and snowmachiners has a fresh blanket of more than 4 feet of snow.

A federal grant that covers almost the entire cost of the program operated by Valley Transit is going away.

The hearings were proposed to give residents more say over construction that could affect property values.

Construction in the borough was up 25% last year compared to 2023, officials say.

Boosters of a mining road in the backcountry northwest of Anchorage are poised to get a $100,000 federal grant for trail work. Some locals see it as part of an under-the-radar effort to push the road forward.

The plan would divide Mat-Su Central into two programs: one with an in-person class requirement, and one with reduced high school graduation credit standards.

Another proposal would remove a resignation requirement for some Assembly members who move out of their districts.

The project includes 33 miles of deep resurfacing and culvert replacements between Anchorage and Palmer.

The 38-year-old man was shot at a home after multiple callers said he was trying to enter vehicles and buildings late Sunday, Alaska State Troopers said.

The University of Alaska Anchorage closed its campus Tuesday and People Mover warned of delays on routes.

The program will focus first on Ukrainian refugees resettled in the area before expanding to all Mat-Su residents.

The Alaska State Troopers post is part of the 2026 budget proposal released last week by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Alaska State Troopers also said methamphetamine found in a honey bucket led to the arrest of a Mug-Shot Saloon bouncer on a probation violation.

The new rule closes a loophole that could allow some mobile home parks to open without a public hearing.

The Palmer City Council is expected to approve a study early next year aimed at addressing regulations in the downtown business area.

The 35-year-old captured images of multiple victims including two children from the phone stashed in a vent at Palmer’s Fred Meyer, prosecutors say.

Recycled glass will be pulverized into fine sand using a machine purchased by the borough that’s expected to arrive in Alaska by May.

Alaska’s second-largest district cited a state position that “e-learning” will no longer count as instruction. Anchorage officials say a decision is planned soon.

More arrests were expected in the case involving the Mug-Shot Saloon, an Alaska State Troopers spokesman said Tuesday.

Much of the city saw winds at 40 mph or more, with far higher gusts on the Hillside and along Turnagain Arm.

Republican candidate Steve Menard wants another look at the tabulation process that saw him lose by a razor-thin margin.