As U.S. Government Faces Another Shutdown, Here's What Can Happen...

Shutdown Looms Again...  Bureau Of Land Management  The BLM in Glennallen gave the Copper River Country Journal the following report on Frid...

Valdez School In Chaos With No Principal, Sobbing Teachers – And Kids Roaming The Halls, KTUU Story Shows

HARD TIMES AT VALDEZ HIGH  Alarming Valdez School Board Meeting Airs Anger, Sadness, Confusion  Some Teachers Openly Say They Wish They Were...

It Took Almost 12 Hours To Reopen the Glenn Highway When Crowley Fuel Tanker Overturned

Truck with Crowley logo overturned at Mile 67 of the Glenn. (Photo, DOT)   Fuel Truck Rolls Over At Mile 67 Glenn Highway Near King River, T...

Eugene Peltola's Plane Was Loaded With Over 500 Lbs Of Moose Meat, NTSB Investigators Say

Piper Super Cub Was On Second Of Two Flights Taking Meat To St. Mary's  Before his plane crashed and killed him on September 13th, 2023,...

Everybody Off The Bus! School District To Conduct "Emergency Exit Drill"

 Bus Exit Drills  NOTICE FROM COPPER RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2023  Over the next few days First Student will be co...

Wall Street Journal Rates University Of Alaska As The Least Fun School In America

  Anchorage Campus Falls Way Behind Just About Everybody When It Comes To "Partying"  No Time To Party! UAA Site Shows Student Har...

Wrangell-St. Elias Park Referenced In NASA Software Dedicated To Predicting Deadly Landslides

 SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS PLAGUED WITH SLIDES IN POPULATED AREAS  Goddard Team Wins NASA 2023 Software of the Year Award  (NASA PRESS RELEASE: SE...

Chamber Dinner Meeting Tolsona Lake Lodge, Thursday, September 28th

Fall September Meeting   

Troopers Say Scammers Nabbed Trying To Hock Fake Gold Jewelry For Cash

Don't Fall For A Scam Involving Gold Bling At "A Steep Discount" Cops Warn   They Think More "Suspicious Individuals"...

Lessons Learned: a) Don't Drop Your Apple Watch Into The Outhouse, And b) Don't Jump In After It

A Really Bad Idea  Michigan Woman Rescued By State Cops From Bottom Of Outdoor Toilet  An unknown Michigan woman dropped her Apple Watch int...

Up To 25 Alaskan Schools Received Emailed Bomb Threats On Tuesday, September 19th, 2023

Some Schools Closed Down Or Evacuated Due To The Threats  Local schools, the Alaska State Troopers, and the FBI are looking into a mass blas...

Troopers Say Man Broke Into Glass Greenhouse In Glacier View, Seriously Cut While Climbing In

25-Year Old Sutton Man Taken To Mat-Su Regional For Treatment, & Then Charged With 3 Felony Counts, Troopers Say  Location:   Sutton   T...

Copper River Valley: We're In "Alaska's Earthquake Alley"

LET'S RUMBLE  Here's Where Earthquakes Have Hit Alaska In The Past 30 Days   (USGS Map)  Over 1,800 Quakes Have Struck Alaska In The...

State Says It's Working To Improve SNAP Program

  SNAP (Food Stamp) Processing Times Improve, Says State Of Alaska  Sept. 15, 2023 /ANCHORAGE  — The Alaska Department of Health, Division o...

PFD Payment of $1,312 To Start Rolling In On October 5th

 This Year, 100% Of The PFD Is Counted As "Income" & Is Taxable  The first Permanent Fund Dividend was distributed in Alaska i...

September 14th, 2023: State Of Alaska Releases Updated Covid & Flu Information

Hello,  The Alaska Department of Health COVID-19 and Influenza Update has been updated with data through September 9, 2023 and can be viewed...

In Alaska & Greenland, Two Small Ships & A Plane Are Stopped Dead In Their Tracks... By Mud

New Trend In The North?  Muck, Mud & Sand Bring Down Two Small Boats & A Plane   The Lu-Lu Belle, Stuck Near Columbia Glacier (U.S. ...

Wrangell-St. Elias Rangers & Troopers Call Off Recovery Effort After Plane Crash In The National Park

  Update on Aircraft Recovery Wrangell-St. Elias National Park  PARK PRESS RELEASE  SEPTEMBER 13, 2023   COPPER CENTER, AK—Wrangell St. Elia...

Troopers Release Details Of Deadly Crash That Killed Gene Peltola Of Bethel

Two Hunters Tried To Help The Injured Pilot, Troopers Said  Location:   St. Marys Type:  Fatal Aircraft Crash Dispatch Text: On September 12...

Gene Peltola, Husband Of Mary Peltola, Dies In Plane Crash: Alaska Has Highest Rate Of Crashes In America

GENE PELTOLA ONLY PERSON IN PLANE  Gene Peltola, at Mary Peltola's Congressional Swearing-In. (Wikipedia)  This Is The Second Time The S...

Ahtna Cultural Heritage Youth Program One Of 8 In The Nation To Receive New Interior Dept. Award

Local Program Is Awarded $560,000  The Ahtna Cultural Heritage Youth Program has been awarded $560,000. It's for a program that promotes...

2 Squad Cars Crash, 3 Troopers Injured In Unsuccessful Pursuit On Knik-Goose Bay Road

Suspect Escaped Into The Woods  Helicopters, Three Drones, & K9 Dogs Could Not Find Him   Troopers are searching for this man. (Alaska S...

Weather With Your Coffee: Partly Sunny Saturday, Then Cold & Rain/Snow MIx. Trims Camp May Get Up To 12 Inches of Snow

Temperatures Continue To Drop As Days Get Shorter Eastern Alaska Range Near Trims Camp May Get Up To 12  Inches Of Snow Monday & Tuesday...

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