Politifact and Facebook have now spent six weeks chasing the phantom of “fake news” and found the problem inherent in the human species. People, by and large, are prone to believe what […]
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Maw re-indicted
The outlaw Roland Maw can’t seem to cut a break. After a Juneau Superior Court judge tossed out Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) fraud charges against him earlier this month, he pleaded that […]
“Bad-ass” writing
“Drop Zone” Bill Fulton, the one-time FBI operative who helped derail Alaskan Joe Miller’s seemingly guaranteed journey to the U.S. Senate, now has a book on the way. “Blood of Patriots: How […]
Don’t go outside!
With rain, wind and temperatures pushing into the 40s Thursday in the wake of a month of heavy snowfall, avalanche experts were warning Alaskans about how dangerous the weather can make it […]
Sarah’s departure
The woman from Wasilla who once declared that in politics “don’t retreat, reload” has claimed victory in the wake of the election of President Donald Trump and withdrawn from the field […]
Idita-Rod passes
UPDATED The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has lost its most benevolent fan, Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep president Rod Udd. He was 78 years old and had been struggling with health issues […]
Arctic Cat sold
Where goes one of the winningest brands in the history of Alaska’s 2,000-mile Iron Dog snowmachine race now that Arctic Cat has been sold to defense contractor Textron? Textron is a big-time […]
An Alaska life
In the photo posted by KTOO.org, a smiling “River Wind,” aka David Cornberg, is standing on a sandbar along the Yukon River with a short-barreled shotgun slung over his left shoulder, but […]
Who to trust?
Trump and the media: The dishonest versus the untruthful and everything between
Danger mountains
A foot to three feet of new snow was blanketing Alaska’s Kenai, Chugach and Talkeetna mountains Saturday night, and it had bonded to almost nothing. That had avalanche dangers growing everywhere from […]
