Memaw’s Winter Commute: Frostbite, Black Ice, and Bad Decisions
By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | January 2026 Memaw says it’s just cold enough to hurt your feelings.…
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Cold Weather Sewer Advisory in Wasilla
A frozen sewer pipe encased in ice, illustrating the type of cold-weather conditions that can cause backups and system failures…
It’s a Perfect Local Legend: A Storm, a Flood, and the Community Mischief that Makes the Internet Snort-laugh.
“Three Bears Lake”: Wasilla’s Most Unexpected Waterfront Attraction. By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | December 2025 Wasilla –…
What a $50 Billion Rural Health Investment Could Mean for Alaska and the Mat-Su Valley
A phlebotomist at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center provides a lab draw for a patient, highlighting the behind-the-scenes care that supports…
January Decisions in Ketchikan: Tribal Voters Get Face Time With Council Candidates
By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | January 2026 A key moment in Ketchikan Indian Community politics arrives January…
Alaska’s Voting Rules Are On the Line: Your 2026 Ballot, Your Power
Politics are heating up in Alaska in a high-stakes showdown over the state’s ranked choice voting system, as a newly…
Memaw’s New Year’s Day Deep Freeze Drive
Dress like you’re goin’ to the North Pole, Alaska, where it is currently -39 below zero and counting, according to the weather folks.…
High Winds Ground Wasilla New Year’s Eve Fireworks and Live Radio Show
The City of Wasilla has postponed the New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show and the live 95.5 The Pass broadcast due…
🎉 Memaw’s New Year’s Eve Cold Road Commute. Ring in 2026, Not the Guardrail.
🎉 Memaw’s New Year’s Eve Cold Road Commute. Ring in 2026, Not the Guardrail. It’s Arctic Cold, Icy Roads, and…
High Winds Snap Palmer Cell Tower in Half
A cell tower is seen snapped in half by high winds on E. Jim Cottrell Circle off Old Trunk Road…
Alaska Railroad Cancels Aurora Winter Train as Extreme Cold Grips Interior
An Alaska Railroad train travels through snow-covered Interior Alaska. The Aurora Winter Train runs weekends between Anchorage and Fairbanks from…
Memaw’s New Year’s Eve-Eve & Don’t Push Your Luck Commute for Tuesday, December 30, 2025
By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | December 2025 Memaw says this is one of those days where patience…