Anchorage – Last week, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services approved certificate of need requests from both the Alaska Regional Hospital and the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center for new treatment facilities for those struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues. Representative Ivy Spohnholz (D-Anchorage), Chair of the House Health and Social Services […]
Two motorcycles were totalled and the drivers treated for injuries following a collision on the Parks Highway near Wasilla on Sunday evening, it was revealed on the trooper dispatch on Monday morning. According to the report, troopers were notified of the accident at 7:30 pm and they, along with Mat-Su Borough EMS and Fire responded […]
The Department of Justice revealed on Friday that a Palmer couple was sentenced by U. S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason for their part in an extensive conspiracy to bring in heroin and Methamphetamine to Alaska from Seattle and distribute the drugs in the Mat-Su area. 41-year-old Tod J. Rodolph and 36-year-old Jessica E. Hopkins previously […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Earlier this fall, the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) kicked off the inaugural year of its Acceleration High School component at Valley Pathways School in Palmer, where 23 students began taking college courses in conjunction with high school coursework. In partnership with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD), the full-time high […]