Willow News

Russian River: Fish On! Hundreds of fishermen crowded the confluence of the Kenai and Russian rivers June 26, 2009.

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Southcentral Alaska at 11:28 a.m. today, according to the Alaska Earthquake Information Center.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Willow, Alaska at 11:28 a.m. PT Monday.

We left Friday to begin our mother - daughter trip of a lifetime. My daughter and I were primed and ready to enjoy traveling to Alaska by car.

Fishing is good. Recently stocked lakes include Matanuska, Kepler/Bradley , Meirs, Bruce, Memory, Rocky, Long and Ravine lakes.

Should be good to excellent. Look for trout in 4 to 10 feet of water. Pike should be found in very shallow areas; look for them in depths from 4 feet to 10 inches.

LaFollette United Methodist Church. Funds from the yard sale will benefit the Willow Anvik Grayling Church and Community Ministry in Willow, Alaska.. The congregation there has asked for assistance in building a church parsonage.

A bill introduced in the Alaska Legislature Monday would create an Energy Department, which would combine two existing state agencies that oversee electric and natural gas projects in the state.

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WILLOW, Alaska - Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted five times overnight, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years.

This March 15 photo released by the Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S. Geological Survey shows Mount Redoubt looking south at the north flank near Kenai, Alaska.

WILLOW, Alaska a ' Alaska State Troopers say a traffic stop led to a marijuana bust north of Houston.

Several recent transplants to the Northwest are struggling to garden well here. Their complaints range from lack of heat and dreadful soil to the size and quantity of slugs.

MARC LESTER / Anchorage Daily News / Midday sunshine peeks over the ridge between Pione4er Peak and Twin Peaks in this view from the bluff in the River Bend subdivision in Palmer Jan.