Trial opens for couple accused of starting 2015 Willow wildfire

The Sockeye Fire devastated Willow in 2015. (Photo courtesy Mat-Su Borough)
A jury heard opening statements Thursday in Palmer in the trail over what became known as the Sockeye Fire began.
Prosecutors and state fire investigators say Anchorage couple Greg Imig and Amy DeWitt are to blame for starting the 2015 wildfire that devastated a big swath of Willow. Defense attorneys for the husband and wife told jurors that their own experts can prove otherwise.
Imig and DeWitt face charges of reck