Mat-Su

The body of Alena Toennis was found Friday morning on a powerline trail, Alaska State Troopers say. Her family says she was recently released from the state juvenile justice system.

The rule, based on a 2022 Anchorage Assembly ordinance, would allow the council to remove the mayor or council members for “violations of public trust.”

It’s the latest in a decades-long effort to build a second major roadway north out of Anchorage.

The 153-acre gravel pit would sit on Havemeister Dairy property off busy Bogard and Engstrom roads.

Backyard gardeners and nursery owners are pioneering new ways to grow everything from artichokes and cherries to peaches and walnuts.

A large black column of smoke was initially visible before responders got control of the fire Monday afternoon.

The FBI is investigating the vandalism as a possible violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, spokeswoman Chloe Martin said.

A search for the man and woman in a BMW sedan shut down the Parks Highway for about two hours Tuesday.

The suit alleged the district violated students’ constitutional rights.

Mingnuna Miller was 28 when she died in a room of the Peak Inn Motel. Martin Saccheus was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Former city manager Stephen Jellie put Chief Dwayne Shelton on administrative leave for allegedly “conspiring” with junior officers, according to the transcripts.

Infrastructure needs and road congestion are hot topics for candidates in a region that has been transformed by rapid population growth.

The emails were deleted during Stephen Jellie’s final hours on the job, city officials said.

The investigation was conducted by the city attorney’s office and requested by Houston Mayor Carter Cole.

A Toyota Yaris with five occupants drove into the ditch and rolled over when navigating a turn on the North Palmer Fishhook Road, troopers said.

Pilot Paul Spiro, 70, died when the Cessna 180 went down Oct. 3 in East Butterfly Lake.

The problems include a term length error printed on all ballots.

The agreement is similar to one now-former Palmer City Manager Stephen Jellie had with a previous employer.

Stephen Jellie’s resignation was triggered by a warning that his personnel practices posed a lawsuit threat, coupled with outcry from dozens of city employees.

Palmer City Manager Stephen Jellie was set to appear at an emergency city council meeting Wednesday.

The 94-year-old Houston resident was a passenger in a Ford Focus that was struck by an SUV as it turned off the highway on Monday, Alaska State Troopers said.

Alaska State Troopers said the initial reports came from a passenger who swam to safety and said her husband was the pilot and she didn’t think he had survived.

Borough staff will also research whether to place similar displays in public libraries.