UPDATE: The Alaska Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal and Alaska State Troopers are working with the Alaska Division of Forestry and Matanuska Susitna Borough to determine the exact … McKinley Fire Update for the evening of 8/19/19

8/23 10:10 am: As of Thursday evening, the Deshka Landing Fire is not significantly expanding. The estimated size of the fire has been reduced to 1,543 acres, a decrease of … Wildfire near Deshka Landing

Update 7:45: The fire is out. One structure has been lost. Update 4:45 p.m.: We are hearing reports that the portion of the Mercedes fire that spread into the trees … Structure Fire on Mercedes Drive Saturday afternoon

According to Alaska State Troopers, 69-year-old Larry Pruitt of Talkeetna was arrested at his home on charges of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree.  The arrest occurred … Talkeetna man arrested on child sex abuse charge

This piece is from Kris Drumm’s unpublished memoir “Open to Entry. An Alaska Adventure” was originally aired for Susitna Writer’s Voice in 2015. Here is the link to the audio … Susitna Writer’s Voice (from the archives) – “Lost” by Kris Drumm

Verna Mae Thompson, 86, passed away peacefully on July 24th, 2019. Verna was born the 6th of 17 children to Marion VanDeHey, nee Freeman, and William VanDeHey on May 3rd, … Obituary for Verna Thompson

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed fishing for all salmon species on Larson Creek, effective Saturday. According to an order issued on Thursday, a weak run of … Fish and Game closes salmon fishing on Larson Creek

The statewide effort to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy set up a pop-up petition signing at the Denali overlook pullout in Talkeetna for eight hours on Aug. 6. “People can’t make … Effort to recall Gov. Dunleavy comes to Talkeetna

The Mat-Su Borough will wait at least two weeks before deciding whether to put an area-wide sales tax on the November ballot. At the beginning of last night’s Assembly meeting, … Borough Assembly delays vote on sales tax ordinance