A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may not have been on the graduation bingo card, but that’s how Brian McIntosh rolls. “Mac”, a beloved football and ...

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly adopted the borough’s fiscal year 2027 budget May 7, approving a total spending plan of $467,591,096. Combined areawide and non-areawide operations represent a 0 ...

A Wasilla man is dead and a teen is in custody following a shooting in Wasilla April 27. Dominic Murray, 21, suffered a single gunshot wound to the upper chest, according to the Wasilla Police ...

Another try is being made for a federal grant to complete a rail extension from Port MacKenzie to the Alaska Railroad mainline track at Houston. The railroad, with support from the Matanuska-Susitna ...

Andrew Devine did not step on to a football field until his junior year of high school. But after years of work, the former Wasilla High School standout has the opportunity to compete for a spot on a ...

Three businesses in the Wasilla-area were part of a sting targeting illicit massage parlors in the Mat-Su and Anchorage areas. Authorities from a handful of police agencies raided Jasmine Spa, Zen ...

The Alaska State Troopers (AST) have made an arrest in the shocking case of animal cruelty after 25 sled dogs were found dead at a property in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB), highlighting a ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Richard Estelle is the story master helping tell the Matanuska Valley’s history. Through the Mat-Su Valley Historical Photo Project, Estelle and the Palmer ...

At the Palmer High IB Art Show, students stand beside their art, explain and defend it. “It’s a good opportunity for students to have direct contact with their audience,” said Anna Folsom, IB Art ...

With the 2026 Alaska gubernatorial race heating up, a critical candidate forum is taking place tonight, bringing together seven of the 17 contenders to discuss their visions for the state's future. As ...

While the Mat-Su school bus driver strike drags into its fourth week, and the Mat-Su Borough School District navigates a $22.5 million deficit, now the district has been accused of declining to impose ...

On March 5, 2026, Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) Mayor Edna DeVries issued a veto against a resolution that would have partnered the borough with a private company, Terra Energy Center Corporation ...