Alaskans were charged about $5.78 billion for hospital stays in 2023, according to an annual report published by the state Department of Health. Total charges increased from $5.31 billion in 2022 ...

Steppers Construction Inc. was the apparent low bidder on a contract to build the planned Gateway Visitor Center for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, which will be a foca point for tourist ...

My siblings and I joked with each other as our family made its way home across the deserts of southern Arizona. “Look at the sand…. Look at the sky…. Look at my thumb…. Gee you’re dumb!” ...

Following months of collaboration and input from stakeholders across the state, the Alaska Department of Health (DOH), Department of Family and Community Services (DFCS), and the Alaska Mental ...

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Over 250 Christmas ornaments from Mat-Su College (MSC) are heading to Washington D.C. to be used to decorate the Capitol Christmas Tree in the West Lawn of the U.S. Capital. This year, the Capitol ...

As winter sets in once again, homelessness becomes more of an urgent issue. This is especially true for youth, who face greater risks – and dangers – living on the street. Covenant House ...

On October 28, the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) announced that Alaska had been awarded a $50 million Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant from the U ...

Sheep Creek Lodge owners Melinda “Molly” Crawford and Jessi Leach celebrated 10 years in operation this October. This mother-daughter duo has built their business around their love for the ...

After splitting games against a pair of Kenai-area opponents, the Palmer Moose capped the opening weekend of the prep hockey season with a win over a Valley rival. Liam Hilscher scored a pair of ...

The Kodiak Bears were the host of the Region III Championships, but the Colony Knights were the story of the meet. Colony swept the team titles, and combined to win nine individual events and ...

The Northern Justice Project and the ACLU of Alaska reached a settlement in the lawsuit, Dawn Adams, et. al v. Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD), which argued that the MSBSD ...