July 16th, 2022: DOT Adds 18 Miles To Creek Closures On Richardson, Starting At Mile 200 - Phelan Creek

UPDATE: 18 MORE MILES CLOSED July 16th, 2022 As of today, DOT has added 18 miles of closures to the Richardson, on the Copper Valley side. I...

Richardson Highway Flooding: In 1915, Alaska Road Commission Put Horses At Creek Crossings

Fragile Rope of Highways & Bridges Still Links Us to the Outside World    The Alaska Road Commission stationed horses along the upper Ri...

34-Year-Old Chitina Woman Arrested For DUI, Troopers Say

Early Morning "Moving Violation" Led To Arrest  Location: Tazlina Type: DUI Dispatch Text: On 07/16/2022 at approximately 0105 hou...

Plane Headed To Sutton From Valdez Found. Crashed In Heavy Whiteout At Thompson Pass

Plane Search Hampered By Poor Weather Conditions, Troopers Say   Plane Found 1,000 Feet From Highway Extraordinary summer whiteout at Thomps...

Copper Valley Considered To Have Highest Covid Rate On Road System: First Week Of July

 Dark Red Means Highest Covid Rate For The Week Ending July 9th, 2022  ...As Shown On State Health Map 

Search Called Off For Woman Who Abandoned Child On Stampede Trail

Troopers, VPSOs, Rangers, Planes, Dogs, Helicopters, Drones, ATVs & Volunteers Have Found No New Leads  Update July 16, 2022:  After mul...

DOT Construction Update: Work Continues On Lake Louise Road, Richardson.

 July 15th DOT Update  LAKE LOUISE ROAD RESURFACING   WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW   Crews are working on Lake Louise Road from 6:00am to 6:00pm, M...

65-Year-Old Homer Man Falls, Injured On Root Glacier In Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

  Hiker Falls on the Root Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve  Root Glacier Hikers (Photo to the Journal: Neil Hannan) ...

988 Suicide & Crisis Phone Number Goes Live: Nationwide & In Alaska

988: the three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline goes live this week      July 13, 2022, ANCHORAGE – In Alaska and acro...

Recent Rains Have "Moderated" Fire Activity. Division Of Forestry Lifts Burn Closures

  Alaska Emergency Burn Closure Order Lifted  BY  ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY   on   JULY 13, 2022 (FAIRBANKS, AK) –  The State Forester for...

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