🎄 Monday Morning Traffic and Weather Commute
With Memaw’s Holiday Cheer and Hard Truths By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | December 2025 Good morning, sugarplums.…
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⚠️ MSBSD School Closure Update: Monday, December 8
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District has announced closures for Regions 1–5 and Region 7 on Monday, Dec. 8, due to high winds,…
Mat-Su Windstorm Batters Valley: Widespread Outages, Roof Damage, and Rising Community Concerns
High winds brought down this tree onto a garage along Settlers Bay Road, adding to the growing list of storm…
Pearl Harbor Day: A Date That Still Echoes
The left image shows the USS Arizona in the 1920s, years before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The right captures…
Mat-Su Valley Still Reeling From Windstorm; Thousands Remain Without Power as Warming Shelter Opens
The MEA Outage Web Map highlights major outage clusters in the Mat-Su region, with service interruptions lasting about two days,…
⚖️ Alaska Justice Update: Drug Kingpins, Child Exploitation, and a Missing Woman
Shaylin Shantae Moore, 22, was last seen near downtown Anchorage. Police say even small tips can help narrow the search…
⚠️ Storm Damage Forces Multiple Mat-Su Business Closures as High Winds Continue and Power Outages Persist
Glenn Highway @ MP 35.2 | Alaska 511 By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | December 2025 A powerful…
⚡ Heads-up, Mat-Su neighbors!
Current power outages across the Mat-Su region as tracked by Matanuska Electric Association. Photo courtesy of Matanuska Electric Association. By…
🎄 Memaw’s Merry & Mellow Road & Risk Report: Saturday, December 6, 2025
Southcentral woke up to a holiday shuffle this morning after powerful overnight winds scattered decorations far and wide. Inflatable Santas…
Light ‘Em Up, Alaska! MEA’s Holiday Lights Contest is Back!
By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | December 2025 Well, sugar, it’s that twinkly, jingly time of year again!…
Breaking Wind: High Wind Warning for Entire Mat-Su Region Through Sunday
Traffic moves under darkening skies at the Glenn Highway’s 2nd Knik River Bridge near Milepost 31.1 on Friday evening, as…
Inside the Amazon–USPS Talks Shaping Alaska’s Mail Future
Side-by-side USPS and Amazon promotional photos highlight the two workforces that keep Alaska supplied. Changes in their companies’ agreements could…