Wasilla News

Levi Johnston is probably the most unlikely kid to become a celebrity. Yet while still having demonstrating no talent that is worthy of an audience, Johnston is set to get far more than just fifteen minutes of fame.

"Today I am praying," says Wasilla's Glory Green, one of dozens of Alaskans who took part in the national "40 Days for Life" anti-abortion movement.

No recent political figure has ignited the fury of the chattering classes like former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

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.

Sarah Palin, right, and her husband Todd Palin aren't likely to split anytime soon, according to author Joe McGinniss, who's been in Wasilla, Alaska working on a book about the former VP candidate.

ANCHORAGE JAIL: Notice describes murder suspect's mental state as "deteriorating." Published: October 30th, 2009 10:17 PM Last Modified: October 30th, 2009 10:21 PM Since May, accused murderer Joshua Wade has been locked in solitary confinement in the Anchorage jail.

Gurn Circle is a community in progress. The cul-de-sac just south of the Palmer-Wasilla Highway off Gurn Street was alive on a recent Saturday morning with the sounds of power tools, hammering and good-natured ribbing.

A 21-year-old passenger in the front seat of a sport utility vehicle was sentenced to five years in prison for causing a highway wreck that killed a teenager and an unborn child.

Ten men were arrested last week in a prostitution sting being called the first of its kind in the Mat-Su. The bust, made by the Palmer and Wasilla police departments with help from the FBI and Anchorage police, was part of a national push to find underage victims of prostitution or human trafficking.

A PARODY of a memoir by Republican former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is set to be released the same day as her real book hits the shelves next month.

Someone recently asked why they should buy a home in the Palmer-Wasilla area as opposed to Eagle River so I said: "OKlets take a look." Assume that you are driving 50 miles each way100 miles a day.

Noah Ripley, Jessica Pagala, Brooke Nelson Alison Kelley and Todd Taylor take part in Step By Step Torch Run in Wasilla and Anchorage on Friday.

Wasilla, Alaska's Portugal. The Man headlined the legendary Horseshoe Tavern on Wednesday night, enrapturing the diverse Toronto crowd with a psychedelic haze of multicoloured lights and fog.

Wasilla could become Alaska's third-largest city under the most sweeping of several annexation proposals before city officials.

According to a fallacious diary, penned by satirist Joey Green, when Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin stepped inside the voting booth in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, on election day last year, she cast her vote for Barack Obama.

A budget shortfall has forced severe cuts in the Valley's bus system, reducing both trips and drivers, and stranding at home, at least temporarily, some people who have grown to rely on the buses.

This well built, 4 bedroom home is a pilot's dream! With its paved airstrip access, you can taxi to your home! There is room on the lot to build a hanger, a shop or whatever you want! Only $200,000! The home was built in 2001 and has 2,202 sq ft on a one acre lot.

Though one-time vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and rock band Portugal. The Man may both be from Wasilla, Alaska , the two share nothing but a hometown.

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Bill Diehl takes off from impromptu airstrip Knik-Goose Bay Road Thursday afternoon while Wasilla police block traffic.