Eklutna News

Electric utilities have nearly $1 billion worth of new power plant projects planned for Southcentral Alaska.

Anchorage Police Department officers stopped Leterry Benton, 19, of Palmer, for speeding on the Glenn Highway near the Eklutna exit Oct.

Teresa Johnson prepared for a hike on Oct. 19 with her daughter Lacey, 5, on the cloudy afternoon, but they refused to let the weather keep them from one of their favorite locales: Mount Baldy.

The Matanuska Electric Association board of directors unanimously voted to begin the bidding process to design and construct a new natural gas fired power plant in Eklutna.

The Matanuska Electric Association is soliciting bids for a gas-fired power plant at Eklutna.

PURSUIT: Police eventually nudge pickup into ditch. Published: October 13th, 2009 09:56 PM Last Modified: October 13th, 2009 09:57 PM A commuter "approaching diabetic shock" led police on a miles-long chase outbound on the Glenn Highway Monday night, forcing officers to push his pickup off the road and slash its tires to stop him, according to ...

Proposed changes to popular local trails in Chugach State Park drew dozens to a public review meeting held Sept.

There is another step forward in the effort to build a bridge across Knik Arm. After years of trying to reach a compromise, the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority has agreed to pay a city, a borough and tribal organizations money to research if building the bridge will destroy any historical areas such as burial sites.

Alaska's 56 million acres of national parks get a lot of attention around the world.

A Cessna 185 made a crash landing near Eklutna Aug. 24 while returning to the Birchwood Airport from a flight seeing trip to the Knik Glacier.

Officials said four people have survived a small plane crash in a wooded area near Eklutna.

A small airplane went down along Knik Arm near Eklutna Monday evening, leaving the four occupants with minor injuries, according to police and aviation officials.

Driving to the office Friday I was passed by a pickup truck on the Glenn Highway, between the Birchwood exits.

Anchorage officials are working to finish rewriting the municipality's land-use regulations.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has exceeded its mid-June deadline to obligate at least half of the $176 million provided to the state under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the department announced Wednesday.

A story on Sunday's front page about a rescue in the Eklutna valley mistakenly reported a 911 call to the Anchorage Police Department was transferred to the Chugiak Fire Department.

After a dormant five years, officials with the Native Village of Eklutna are trying to breath new life into the Eklutna River Watershed Council.