At a Soldotna gun shop, national news drives local sales
A gun shop owner says that whenever there’s unrest or something big in the news in the Lower 48 — even if it has little or no connection to Alaska — people come in and start stockpiling.
As flames approach, Interior Alaska residents in Clear told to ‘leave now’
The fire was sparked by lightning in late June and has grown to more than 55,000 acres.