Anchorage 18-year-old jailed after 100 mph pursuit on Parks Highway in Wasilla
An 18-year-old Anchorage man was arrested after a 100 mph chase on Wasilla's Parks Highway, stopped by spike strips. He faces six charges, including DUI, and is jailed without bail.
by Walter AlaskaNews1h ago1 min read
Where Alaska LNG stands after Lutnick's 'federalized' remark
Permits: yes. Taiwan and Korea money, announced: yes. Closed financing, final sales contracts and a state tax deal: not yet. Here's where the gas line stands.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago8 min read
Federal money would cover 96% of Wasilla's $20 million runway extension, staff says
Wasilla's runway extension would cost the city about 4% of $20 million, staff says. First come the surveys that have to wait for leaves on the trees.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min read
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Lake Minchumina is felt in Fairbanks and Wasilla
A magnitude 5.6 quake hit near Lake Minchumina early Thursday and was felt from Fairbanks to Wasilla. USGS gives a magnitude 4 aftershock 7% odds within a week.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Like Vance and Trump, Cruz will campaign for Sullivan in a Republican-leaning region
Vance hit Fairbanks, Trump hit the Mat-Su and Cruz heads to Kenai. All three picked parts of Alaska where Republicans did best in 2024. We ran the numbers.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min read
Wasilla certifies Rubeo's record win and starts filling her council seat
Wasilla certified Rubeo's record 67.2%, Ledford ran her last meeting, and the council hopes to fill Rubeo's old seat before the holidays get going.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Bronson stays in governor's race, disputing Trump's account of deal to quit
Trump says Bronson agreed to quit the governor's race. Bronson says they remember the calls differently, and he is staying in.
by Alaska News3d ago2 min read
North Slope Assembly backs next step for roads linking three Slope communities
The North Slope Assembly backed moving roads to link Utqiaġvik, Atqasuk and Wainwright toward review. The mayor wants them paid for alongside an oil-area road.
by Bill AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read
After ending builder's contract, Mat-Su weighs $573,155 to finish Academy Charter design
Mat-Su terminated the contractor on Academy Charter's new high school in August. Now it wants to pay the designer $573,155 to finish the job's plans.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Mat-Su Assembly weighs $2.5 million grant to refrigerate the ice at Big Lake rink
Mat-Su Assembly holds a hearing Oct. 20 on accepting $2.5 million to refrigerate Big Lake Lions rink's ice. A week of 45 degree weather can melt the natural ice now, pushing teams elsewhere.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Kodiak parks fees rise to $6 a session for adult swimming, skating and racquetball
A swim, a skate or an hour of racquetball in Kodiak now costs adults $6, a dollar more than before. Renting the whole pool or rink went up a lot more.
by Alaska News2d ago2 min read
Wasilla man wins a federal design patent for his fish bonker after a 3½-year wait
Wasilla's Cody Christopher now holds a federal design patent on his fish bonker, protecting the club's look for 15 years after a 3½-year wait.
by Alaska News3d ago1 min read
Trump pardons two Anchorage diesel shop owners onstage at Wasilla campaign rally
Trump pardoned two Anchorage diesel shop owners onstage in Wasilla. He said they faced 10 years for fixing an engine. The charge maxed out at five.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Trump says Taiwan will buy 30% of Alaska LNG gas, the share in a 2025 letter
Trump and Lutnick say Taiwan will buy 30% of Alaska LNG's gas and invest $4.4 billion. The 30% matches a nonbinding letter Taiwan signed 19 months ago.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Murdoch gives $500,000 to No on 2 as repeal side reports $279,000 from Aurora
Kathryn Murdoch gave $500,000 to fight the ranked choice repeal. The repeal side got $279,000 from Aurora Action Network. Both sides' latest filings are in.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Alina Rubeo wins Wasilla mayor's race with 67% of the vote, avoiding a runoff
Alina Rubeo will be Wasilla's next mayor after winning 67% of the vote, easily avoiding a runoff. Ian Crafton held his council seat by 51 votes.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Palmer swears in Bruce Brown after election with under 5% turnout
Palmer swore in its newest council member Monday after an election that drew fewer than 5% of voters. Alison Collins is the new deputy mayor.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Trump endorses Wilson
Trump endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor, attacked two Republican rivals and urged the GOP field to unite behind her.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Supporters line up as protesters prepare for Trump rally in Wasilla
Trump is scheduled to speak at 3:30pm Tuesday in Wasilla for Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich, with roads closed nearby. Protesters are rallying separately at Newcomb Park.
by Alaska News4d ago2 min read
Wasilla adopts airport plan that charts a path to a 6,000-foot runway
Wasilla adopted a 20-year airport plan that points toward a runway more than half again as long. Nobody testified, and nobody on the council objected.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Wasilla streets close Tuesday for Trump rally; expect highway delays
The president is in Wasilla Tuesday, so streets around the Menard Center close 8 am to 6 pm and Glenn and Parks trips could run up to 30 minutes longer.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read
Alaska has $27 million to get PFAS and other contaminants out of drinking water
Alaska has $27 million in federal money to get PFAS out of drinking water. Most of the projects lined up for it are about a different problem: manganese.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
FAA posts first flight limits ahead of Trump’s Alaska visit
The FAA's drone ban over JBER runs 3:35 to 10:15 pm on Trump's rally day. Bigger flight limits reaching 30 nautical miles may still be coming.
by Alaska News6d ago2 min read
Legislature seeks bids for Mat-Su office space as Wasilla lease runs out of renewals
The Legislature is taking bids for a Mat-Su office for nine local lawmakers. The Wasilla lease runs out of renewals in 2027, and there's no set budget.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Pitka's Point man, 27, on eight sexual abuse and assault counts
Alaska State Troopers arrested a 27-year-old Pitka's Point man Thursday on eight counts of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual assault following a report received Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Wasilla airport commission backs buying at least 11 parcels for longer runway
Wasilla's airport commission backed buying at least 11 parcels for a longer runway. Planes leave heavier than they arrive, thanks partly to local shopping.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Trump schedules Wasilla rally before Alaska general election
Trump is due in Wasilla on Tuesday. Ahead of it he again endorsed Sullivan and Begich and said he hopes Alaskans repeal ranked-choice voting.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Wasilla man gets 20 years in federal prison for child sexual abuse material
Paul Greeno of Wasilla was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Wednesday for possessing child sexual abuse material depicting infants and toddlers.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Wasilla man, 71, faces five counts of possessing child sexual abuse material
Task Force Dawnbreaker arrested Dale Weeg, 71, of Wasilla on Oct. 6 on five counts of possessing child sexual abuse material.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Crowley Alaska recruits mechanics and drivers Thursday at Mat-Su Job Center
Crowley is hiring mechanics and line drivers in Palmer, with $3,500 sign-on bonuses. Recruiters are at the Mat-Su Job Center Thursday afternoon.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Unofficial Kodiak Island Borough election results posted, canvass set for Oct. 14
Kodiak Island Borough posted unofficial election results Oct. 6, with 742 ballots still uncounted and a six-vote gap in the Assembly race before the Oct. 14 canvass.
by Alaska News1w ago1 min read
Election Day across Alaska: Where voters choose local leaders, ballot questions
Alaskans vote Tuesday for local officials and ballot measures across 22 municipalities and regional school districts. • Juneau decides three tax propositions; North Slope Borough has 11 bond measures totaling $1.55 billion. • Polling times and methods vary by community; check your local clerk's office for details.
by Alaska News1w ago5 min read
Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals
Fairbanks Assembly Seat D is separated by 123 votes, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly by 16 and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly by six.
by Alaska News1w ago11 min read
Mat-Su Planning Commission backs Oil Well Road community council district
Mat-Su Planning Commission recommended the Assembly create a community council district for Oil Well Road property owners, which would let them seek state grants if incorporated.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Troopers arrest Anchorage man after 100 mph pursuit in Wasilla
Alaska State Troopers arrested Anchorage man Xavier Cropley after he drove over 100 mph and fled on foot in Wasilla, facing a felony charge of failure to stop for an officer.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Wasilla man, 29, arrested on DUI charge; troopers also found suspected LSD
Alaska State Troopers arrested a Wasilla man, 29, on a DUI charge early Saturday near Knik-Goose Bay Road and reported finding suspected LSD tabs and empty bottles in his vehicle.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Palmer forestry base holds memorial for helicopter pilot Greg King
The Alaska Division of Forestry held a memorial at its Palmer aviation base for helicopter pilot Greg King, who died Sept. 20 in a crash on the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Dense fog advisory for Lower Matanuska and Southern Susitna valleys ended early Thursday
Dense fog that cut visibility to a quarter mile in the Matanuska and Susitna valleys Wednesday night cleared by early Thursday, ending the National Weather Service advisory ahead of schedule.
by Alaska News2w ago1 min read
Wasilla man dies after motorcycle strikes guardrail supports on Wasilla Fishhook Road
A 28-year-old Wasilla man died early Tuesday when his motorcycle went out of control on Wasilla Fishhook Road. His passenger survived with minor injuries.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Wasilla sets Oct. 12 hearing on airport master plan that recommends higher lease rates
Wasilla airport leases have cost 6 cents a square foot for decades. A new 20-year master plan says that should go up. The public hearing is Oct. 12.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
