People In Alaska Apparently Felt Better About The Economy During Early Covid Than They Do Now, Say Surveys

People In Alaska Apparently Felt Better About The Economy During Early Covid Than They Do Now, Say Surveys

https://www.countryjournal2020.com/2026/05/people-in-alaska-apparently-felt-better.html

  Alaskans are more pessimistic about the state’s economy now than they were in 2020  Views on the state’s economy are extremely dour ahead ...

Burn Permits Are Required Statewide For Anything Larger Than A Small Cooking Or Warming Fire

Burn Permits Are Required Statewide For Anything Larger Than A Small Cooking Or Warming Fire

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NOTICE FROM ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY   (Photo, Country Journal Archive)  Burn Permits are  required  state-wide in Alaska from April 1 st...

Watch Those Slash Piles: Kenai Man Charged With Felonies When Fire Apparently Escapes

Watch Those Slash Piles: Kenai Man Charged With Felonies When Fire Apparently Escapes

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  Alaska prosecutors charge man with multiple felonies for allegedly starting summer 2025 wildfire FROM THE ALASKA BEACON.  BY:  JAMES BROO...

McCarthy Road: DOT Says It's Now Officially 'Open'

McCarthy Road: DOT Says It's Now Officially 'Open'

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The historic Gilahina Trestle as seen from the McCarthy Road. (Archive photo, Country Journal)   The McCarthy Road is Now Open for Public Tr...

It's Finally Spring, As DOT Busts Through The Snowbanks On The Denali Highway

It's Finally Spring, As DOT Busts Through The Snowbanks On The Denali Highway

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  The Denali Highway is Now Open   Press Release, DOT  Travelers are encouraged to check road conditions at  511.alaska.gov  before travelin...

Plane Crashes At Knik Glacier Airstrip, Bursts Into Flames. Pilot Rescued

Plane Crashes At Knik Glacier Airstrip, Bursts Into Flames. Pilot Rescued

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Off-Duty Medical Personnel & Pilots Assisted At Crash Site, Troopers Say  Knik Glacier (Wikimedia) Location:   Knik Glacier Type:  Plane...

Mat-Su School District Seeks To Pay Certain Teachers & Staff To Secretly Bring Their Concealed Guns To School

Mat-Su School District Seeks To Pay Certain Teachers & Staff To Secretly Bring Their Concealed Guns To School

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On The Other Hand... Alleged D.C. Correspondence Dinner Shooter Was Honored By School He Taught In As 'Teacher Of The Month' In Dece...

May 5th, 2026: Here's Where There Are Forest Fires In Alaska

May 5th, 2026: Here's Where There Are Forest Fires In Alaska

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ALASKA WILDFIRE EXPLORER UAF As of May 5, 2026, there are  9  active fires, and approximately  20  acres have burned this fire season.  

Federal Subsistence In Upper Copper River Opens May 15th Says Park

Federal Subsistence In Upper Copper River Opens May 15th Says Park

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  Chitina Fishwheel (Country Journal Archive, 2007) Subsistence Fishing Permits Available for Upper Copper River Residents  Release Date:  M...