Eagle-River News

As the turkey settles, we look ahead to the next few weeks to see what festive fare our local performing arts presenters will offer to salute the season.

For the sixth year, the Thanksgiving Blessing Project provides the food, including a turkey and all the trimmings, to make a complete Thanksgiving meal for families in need.

Air Force Airman Ryan T. Tornai graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

There are eight distribution sites in Anchorage and Eagle River. Families are asked to go to one distribution site based on their residence ZIP code and bring ID and proof of ZIP code.

Navy Seaman recruit Wayne M. Cook completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

When it comes to giving gifts, the old adage tells us "It is the thought that counts." That's the case with a recent donation received by the Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center.

Bianca Temple is the 2010 Miss Chugiak-Eagle River Teen, and Kimberly Mauser is Miss Chugiak-Eagle River.

Anatoliy Malak, 21 of Wasilla, was arrested Nov. 8 for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after Anchorage police officers responded to a caller reporting a fight in progress on Ursa Minor Circle in Eagle River.

The initial push to name the remodeled and relocated Chugiak-Eagle River Library after its founders Billy Moore and Polly Kallenberg is no longer being considered.

The board of directors at the Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center received a $6,000 donation from the Anchorage chapter of Mended Hearts that will save lives.

Eagle River's Boys and Girls Club was awarded a $10,000 Career Launch Innovation Award from the Boys & Girls Club of America this fall.

Mabel Nukapigak gets the N1H1 nasal vaccination Nov. 4 at Chugiak Elementary School.

A late night fire ravaged the Eagle River Valley home of Jeffery Bowden Nov. 3, causing an estimated $300,000 in damages.

Now that winter is really settling in, perhaps you're starting to miss the trips you took to the pleasant outdoor farmers' markets during the summer months.

A federal judge in Anchorage says he'll hold a hearing Nov. 14 on whether to dismiss charges or order a new trial for former Alaska state Rep.

Mayor Dan Sullivan and his administration have altered plans to close the South Fork Auxiliary Fire Station on Hiland Road, restoring $10,200 originally cut from the proposed city budget.

Last January Eagle River resident Michelle Foreman read a book called "The Element," which talks about finding and pursuing one's passion in life.

After five days of deliberation, the jury returned to the courtroom Oct. 29 having reached a verdict on 18 of the 21 counts against former Anchorage Police Department officer Sammy Cohen.

HOMER TRIBUNE/Aaron Selbig - A cluster of dipnetters plies the waters of the Kenai River July 19 as a commercial fishing vessel passes by.

Authorities say a recent Internet prostitution sting called the biggest to date in the Mat-Su revealed a previously hidden world of men seeking cyber sex.