A Mat-Su woman who 25 dogs who were found dead on a Mat-Su property earlier this month was arrested Tuesday and charged with animal cruelty, authorities say.

Alaska children are still being identified as abuse or neglect victims at about 80% above the national rate — even as a new federal report shows the state’s numbers have dropped almost 30% since 2020.

After the Senate Resources Committee overhauled much of the governor’s liquefied natural gas line property tax bill Monday, a spokesperson for Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, said their actions could jeopardize the decades-long pipe dream.