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PALMER POLICE DEPARTMENT WARRANT ARREST Aug. 11: Jesse Lee Edwards, 25, Wasilla, arrested on a warrant for failure to report to jail, original charge of DUI .
Valley abuse case echoes in new trial
The old 911 tape played in a Palmer courtroom Friday took jurors back to 2004, to the beginning of a child abuse investigation that shocked the Valley.
Neuman, Moore locked in battle to represent diverse area
People joke that the district Mark Neuman and challenger April Moore seek to represent in the state House has more resident moose than resident humans, but that doesn't make the challenge of representation any ...
Lead in Seward salmon derby changes sixth time
Just three days into the 53rd Seward Salmon Derby and its leaderboard has gone through plenty of changes.
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Burnt Point home destroyed in blaze
At least for one afternoon, Burnt Point was aptly named when a fire fully engulfed a family's vacation home, burning it to the ground.
Legislators question need for $1,200 checks
Gov. Sarah Palin's package of energy relief measures may be facing a rougher road than her controversial gas pipeline.
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Palmer's chamber of commerce has a great motto: "Alaska At Its Best." While we could be reduced to fisticuffs in the Frontiersman newsroom arguing the comparative greatness of individual communities of the ...
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WASILLA POLICE DEPARTMENT DUI July 4, 9:09 p.m.: Robert Broach, 47, Wasilla, stopped for speeding.
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As car accidents go, it was horrific, but what made it noteworthy for this Mat-Su Borough community is the response.
Trapper Creek library could take on trash
The new Trapper Creek ambulance bay and library might take on a third role as the community's refuse drop-off point under a new plan pitched to cut costs in the borough Solid Waste Division.
Cause Of Su Valley High School Fire Is Still Under Investigation
The fire that destroyed Susitna Valley Junior/Senior High School last week started in an area under reconstruction, but the precise cause of it probably will never be known, according to a report released by ...
Valley legislators learn gas line lessons
Members of the local delegation to the state House told constituents Thursday that they're learning by immersion as they struggle to understand a plan to pipe North Slope natural gas to Alberta and markets ...
First road bond would go for upgrades
Would you pay $80 a year to avoid Wasilla's downtown traffic when heading to north Matanuska-Susitna Borough to fish? How about for a shortcut south of Wal-Mart to Fairview Loop? The Mat-Su Assembly on Tuesday ...
Young Girls Accused of Killing Baby Swans at Alaskan Lake
The residents who live around Big Lake, Alaska are trying to learn the identity of two young girls who have raised the ire of many in that community.
Big Lake swan killers ruffle plenty of feathers
Note to anonymous young ladies on personal watercraft: Don't mess with the swans on Big Lake.
Young Girls Use Waverunners To Attack Family of Swans
The residents who live around Big Lake, Alaska are trying to learn the identity of two young girls who have raised the ire of many in that community.
Summertime a trying time for motorists
Several roads in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are getting a face-lift this summer and, in some areas, driving promises to be a summer-long ordeal.
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Mat-Su Regional Medical Center welcomed ... MILIAH JOELLE WAISANEN, born to Deanna Joelle and Justin Philip Waisanen of Eagle River on May 19.
Sutton sets ambitious goal to fund new library
They'll have to sell a lot of geraniums and copies of "Tuesdays with Morrie" to build a new library in Sutton, but library supporters have their sights set on raising $20,000 for the new building.