Copper River Country Journal And Northcountry News

DNR Reports Klutina River Fire On Banks Of River; Say It's "Fully Contained"

Forestry Says Fire Was From A Campfire Burning Into The Tundra There Is Still "High" Fire Danger Photo from State Forestry of a ...

Ester Man Shot & Killed By Members Of Special Reaction Team In Firearm Showdown

Incident Started When Man Was Armed & Barricaded, Troopers Say Location: Ester Type: SERT Operation / Officer Involved Shooting Di...

Hire A Guide! Be Careful When Hiking Root Glacier, Says Park Service

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Reminds Visitors to Use Caution When Hiking the Root Glacier Trail Crevasse on glacier (Pho...

Department Of Public Safety Says Troopers Still Looking For Shane Ewan: July 7th, 2023

July 7th, 2023 Update Shane Ewan Still At Large, Troopers Say Shane Ewan (Photo, Country Journal) The Alaska State Troopers are hoping t...

O'Brien Creek Bridge Is Open To Public June 28 Says DOT

DOT Says Maintenance Crews Have Armored The Abutment & Are Monitoring The Bridge O'Brien Creek Bridge in Chitina. (Photo, DOT)

Pump 12: Buildings Being Taken Down

Alyeska's Pump Station 12's Buildings Are Being Demolished Pump Station buildings at Alyeska's Pump 12 on the Richardson Highw...

Recharging Electric Car At Subway In Glennallen

Tanking up electrically at the Glennallen Subway. (Photo, Country Journal) Glennallen Subway Is One Of Few Places On Alaskan Highways With ...

58-Year-Old Wasilla Woman Found Dead While Hiking In Hatcher Pass

Woman Dies At Independence Mine Location: Palmer Type: Deceased Person Dispatch Text: On 6/25/2023 at approximately 1439 hours, 239 PM...

DOT Is Warning People To Avoid the O'Brien Creek Bridge

Erosion Is Making It Hazardous

Florida Man Dies At Mile 112 Of The Tok Cutoff In Motorcycle-Pickup Collisions, Say Troopers

Police Say Two Motorcycles Involved With Pickup; Both Riders Critically Injured. One Has Died, Troopers Say Troopers Identified Dead Victi...

Fairbanks Fugitive Who Escaped June 3rd Caught Hiding In Glennallen, Troopers Say

Troopers Say 34-Year-Old Man Escaped Custody & Is Now On $350,000 Bail Location: Fairbanks / Glennallen Type: Warrant Arrest Dispatc...

Fatality: 23-Year-Old Anchorage Man Killed In Single Vehicle Rollover Near Sheep Mountain On Friday

Glenn Highway Was Partially Closed At Mile 113, Troopers Said Two Others In Vehicle Were Injured, But Not With "Life Threatening"...

The First 4th Of July In The Copper River Valley

BEAT THE PAN LOUDLY! How The 4th Of July Arrived In The Wilds Of Alaska Doc Billum. (Historic photo) In the summer of 1898, the fi...

Cross Road Announces That EMS Funding Will Be Extended Six More Months

Ambulance Contract For Copper Valley Was Due To End July 1st, 2023 Cross Road Says "EMS Funding" Will Be Extended At Least 6 Mont...

State Trooper Headquarters Say That Rumors Of "Serial Killer" In Southcentral Are Not True

Troopers Notify Public That They See No Evidence Of A Serial Killer In Mat-Su & Anchorage Notice Is Attempt To Quell Rumors TROOPER NO...

61-Year-Old Mentasta Woman Charged With DUI In Tok

Troopers Say Woman Drove Impaired Across ALCAN Location: Tok Type: DUI Dispatch Text: On 06/20/2023 at approximately 1559 hours, Alas...

After Ditching Valdez, Norwegian Spirit Rushes To A New Romance: Taiwan

JUNE 21, 2023 Norwegian Spirit Isn't Losing Any Time Days After Abandoning Its Commitments To Valdez, The City's Businesses, And Th...

Fairbanks Cops Are So Understaffed That Nobody Will Be Patrolling Between 8 am And Noon

Hopefully, Most Criminals Sleep In Every Morning Before Hitting The Streets Of Fairbanks In Afternoon And Evening The Fairbanks Police wil...

Going Away With No Word Of Farewell, Norwegian Cruise Line Abruptly Abandons Valdez

After Norwegian Cruise Line Skipped Town Valdez Takes Stock Valdez Small Boat Harbor (Photo, Country Journal) Fortunately, The Main Sourc...

Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Law

1978 Law Helps Keep Native Children In Native Communities U.S. Supreme Court upholds law regarding placement of foster and adopted Native c...

Petersburg Is Struck With Covid Cases: June, 2023

Covid Apparently Isn't Over In Southeast Alaska The island of Petersburg, Alaska is suffering a new wave of Covid cases, according to K...

U.S. DOT Starts Planning Study For McCarthy Road June 27th & 28th In McCarthy & Chitina

McCarthy Road Planning & Environmental Linkages Study Process Starting Soon Chitina, at the start of the McCarthy Road. (Photo, Count...

Bike Trail, Which Shares Much Of Glenn Hwy. Through Town, Is More Clearly Defined

Broad Patch Of White Paint More Clearly Defines "Bike Trail" In Glennallen Bike Trail is now defined by broad swath of white pain...

Friday, June 16 – Search For Shane Ewan Spreads North To Fairbanks

Search For Shane Ewan Appears To Center Around Fairbanks The search by the Alaska State Troopers for Shane Ewan of Gulkana has now spread t...