Mat-Su Valley

A new Wasilla group spent $43,000 on six House candidates with D.C. money

A Wasilla group registered Sept. 1, took $250,000 from a national Republican committee Sept. 9, and spent $43,000 on six House candidates Sept. 10.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Downtown Wasilla would go one-way under an $83 million state program

Downtown Wasilla would go one-way under an $83 million state program. The construction contract is estimated at $50 million to $60 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The mayor wants two more members on a naming commission that cannot meet

Anchorage's naming commission has five members and needs five to meet, so it hasn't. The mayor wants two more confirmed before it expires next month.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Air Guard crew rescues two pilots in separate crashes near Palmer and Skwentna

An Alaska Air National Guard helicopter crew rescued two pilots from separate crashes near Palmer and Skwentna on Thursday, flying both to an Anchorage hospital.

by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read

Comment closes Oct. 12 on a plan to dig antimony 80 miles from Trapper Creek and refine it at Port MacKenzie

Alaska is taking comment until Oct. 12 on permits for the Estelle gold and antimony project, whose applicant is a Nova Minerals subsidiary that won $43.4 million in federal defense funding to make military-grade antimony trisulfide.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest Anchorage man after 85 mph pursuit ends in Wasilla crash

Alaska State Troopers arrested Luke Debaere, 23, after he fled a traffic stop on the Parks Highway and crashed into trees in Wasilla, reaching 85 mph through residential areas.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

An antimony project's construction schedule began before comment opened

Construction schedules for an antimony mine and refinery began back in June. The state opened comment on whether to approve the work on Friday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Petersburg rejects a wireless tower next to its only fire hall over collapse fears

Petersburg's planning commission rejected a wireless tower next to the borough's only fire hall over fears it could collapse onto the station.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest Wasilla driver on DUI, assault charges after rollover

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Wasilla driver on DUI and assault charges after a rollover crash on North Wasilla-Fishhook Road late Wednesday left two people with minor injuries.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

APOC denies expedited review of disclosure complaint against Johnson

Regulators denied both of Joel Borgquist's requests to fast-track disclosure complaints against candidates. Johnson's goes to a normal investigation.

by Lucas Brown2mo ago2 min read

Juneau driver, 33, dies in Hyer Road crash in Palmer

A Juneau driver died Thursday morning after his vehicle became airborne over the Hyer underpass in Palmer and struck a concrete support.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest Wasilla man on warrants totaling 18 felony counts

Alaska State Troopers arrested Wasilla resident William Paterson Jr. on Sept. 9 on two warrants totaling 18 felony counts of theft, burglary, and fraudulent access device use.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wasilla weighs $569,600 for round-the-clock Fire/EMS dispatch at MatCom

Wasilla City Council will vote Monday on a $569,600 budget amendment to add round-the-clock dual dispatchers at MatCom, funded entirely by the Mat-Su Borough.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Wasilla weighs a plan to nearly double its airport runway

Wasilla wants to nearly double its airport runway in a $279 million, 20-year plan — a bid to serve bigger planes as the Mat-Su Valley keeps growing.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Mat-Su moves to lease Port MacKenzie land to an antimony company

Mat-Su is moving to lease 42.78 acres of port land to an antimony company. The commission that recommended it published no minutes or vote count.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 1

A Jeep rolled in Nikiski with a 14-year-old inside and the driver was arrested

A Jeep rolled onto its side in Nikiski with a 14-year-old inside. Troopers arrested the driver for DUI, the third such arrest in the area this summer.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Matanuska Electric posts its list of $451,000 in unclaimed capital credits

Matanuska Electric says more than $451,000 in capital credits sit unclaimed by current and former members, with one owed roughly $15,000.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 1

Parent tells Mat-Su officials bus cancellations fall to parents

A parent told Mat-Su officials that repeated bus cancellations are forcing families to arrange their own rides, calling it unacceptable after five years of a Durham contract.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Wasilla's legislative ask leads with $10 million aviation training center at city airport

Wasilla asks state and federal lawmakers for $10 million to build an aviation training center at the city airport, leading a capital priorities list the Planning Commission reviews Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Mat-Su weighs a council district for a group staff say does not meet the code

Mat-Su staff back giving landowners along Greater Oilwell Road a recognized borough voice, though the group asking for it doesn't meet the council definition.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fish and Wildlife is putting GPS collars on moose in the upper Tanana

Tetlin refuge would like a word with its moose. It is spending $94,542 on GPS collars to learn where they go and how well they are eating.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A tiny Bering Sea tribe runs its own healing court, from the island to Anchorage

A tiny tribe in the Bering Sea runs its own healing court for people facing addiction, and a federal grant will extend it to members who've moved to Anchorage.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest Wasilla motorcyclist on DUI and refusal charges after Palmer-Fishhook crash

A Wasilla man was arrested on DUI and refusal charges after a motorcycle crash on North Palmer-Fishhook Road late Saturday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Antimony plant equipment lands at Port MacKenzie before its air permit clears

Nearly 500 tons of gear has landed at Port MacKenzie for a plant to produce antimony, a defense mineral the U.S. lacks — but its air permit isn't approved.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 1

Follows: A barge of secondhand equipment is bringing a military antimony refinery to Port MacKenzie

Tunneling into an old Alaska gold mine turned up veins nobody had mapped

Crews tunneling into a historic gold mine north of Anchorage hit two veins that were not on the company's map. One sample ran 12 ounces to the tonne.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 2

The Knik Tribe has $1 million to design youth mental health care

The Knik Tribe has nearly $1 million to design a mental health system for Alaska Native young people in the Mat-Su. The money cannot pay for treatment.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Scott Robb won the state fair cabbage title with 122.7 pounds

Palmer grower Scott Robb won the Alaska State Fair's giant cabbage weigh-off on Sept. 4 with a 122.7-pound entry, but the fair's official records page does not list that weight.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers recover stolen property in Wasilla, arrest 24-year-old man

Troopers arrest 24yo man in Wasilla

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

An Alaska village-owned firm services a Queens federal building

A company owned by four small interior Alaska villages is keeping the AC running at a Queens federal building that mails Social Security checks to millions.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Missing 11-year-old located safe in Wasilla

Troopers found an 11-year-old Wasilla boy safe Friday afternoon, hours after he went missing on his bicycle.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Two bulls close the bow-only moose hunt at Eklutna Lake, with hunters still out

Two bulls came out of the Eklutna Lake country and the bow hunt is over. That is roughly half a ton of meat taken off a herd of about seventy.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A power surcharge in Manley Hot Springs would nearly triple

The fuel surcharge on Manley Hot Springs electric bills would nearly triple under a new filing, while state rural power assistance stays where it is.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Extending the Coastal Trail north may take a land deal, not an easement

Anchorage wants to extend the Coastal Trail north across Eklutna land. The corporation would rather sell or trade than grant an easement, citing trespassers.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Clay Koplin will lead Matanuska Electric starting in January

Clay Koplin, who has run Cordova Electric for nearly 20 years, takes over Matanuska Electric Association in January as Tony Izzo retires.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest two after 4-wheeler pursuit near Wasilla's Sage Road

Alaska State Troopers arrested two people after a four-wheeler fled near Wasilla on Wednesday night, one wanted on an outstanding warrant.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wasilla is hiring someone to write its next road plan, and a new parks plan too

Wasilla's 20-year road plan ran out this year, and the city is about to hire someone to write the next one. Its parks plan dates back to 2011.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A decade in, Alaska's marijuana industry is squeezed by taxes as the state rewrites the rules

A decade in, Alaska's marijuana industry is squeezed by taxes and falling prices. Operators owe millions in back taxes as the state rewrites the rules.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago3 min read

Alaska would give 20,000 acres near Houston to a state authority for free

Alaska proposes giving nearly 20,000 acres near Houston to a state development authority at no cost, and waiving its right to reclaim the land.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Some Anchorage homes went a month without running water last winter

Some Anchorage homes went a month without running water last winter. Frozen lines hit triple the usual number, and thawing them is the customer's expense.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 20

Mat-Su cut school walking paths from its short-term road list

Mat-Su dropped walking path projects at two elementary schools from its short-term transportation list, replacing them with road reconstruction and paving.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 17