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MEA says rolling blackouts possible under worst-case winter gas shortage
News

MEA says rolling blackouts possible under worst-case winter gas shortage

July 29, 2026

The plan would help Enstar continue providing natural gas to heat homes.

Troopers respond to reported fight, gun at annual youth football jamboree
Palmer

Troopers respond to reported fight, gun at annual youth football jamboree

July 27, 2026

The fight included at one person brandishing a weapon near the football field as children played.

An updated wayfinding sign on a trail near Matanuska Lake in Matanuska Lake State Park
News

Borough installs hundreds of new signs to make Mat-Su trail network less confusing

July 27, 2026

The project repalced about 350 aging trail signs.

Drivers navigate a closure on the Peters Creek Bridge on the Glenn Highway
Roads

Glenn Highway bridge to reopen after 96-day closure

July 24, 2026

Traffic will return both spans of the Peters Creek bridge.

The Susitna River rises along the riverbank at the end of Main Street in Talkeetna
Talkeetna

Borough issues early Talkeetna disaster declaration in bid to unlock millions for fixes, buyouts

July 23, 2026

Borough officials hope the state provides the money they need to unlock federal funds.

Dipnetters line Fish Creek in 2018
Outdoors & Sports

Fish Creek dipnet fishery open; coho arrive in Mat-Su

July 23, 2026

Fish Creek is open through July 31.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Administration building
Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Areawide sales tax, new property tax exemption headed to Mat-Su ballots

July 22, 2026

The measure will go before voters in November.

Palmer City Manager Kolby Hickel Zerkel
Palmer

Legal review finds Palmer city manager complies with voter-approved residency rule

July 22, 2026

The city charter requires that the manager "shall reside within 5 miles of the city during his or her tenure in office."

State begins early work on Susitna River bridge as West Su road project moves forward
State

State begins early work on Susitna River bridge as West Su road project moves forward

July 20, 2026

The project is the first phase in a proposed road that would stretch more than 100 miles from near Big Lake to a mining area near Rainy Pass.

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