South of the Alaska Range mountains and west along a wide band of the 49th-state coast to Bristol Bay and then north to the Arctic, the danger season has begun. By the […]
Deadly temptation
Shifting seasons
November brought winter like weather to coastal Alaska at last, ending another October of the new-normal. The National Weather Service in Anchorage reported up to four inches of snow turning in places […]
High on Iditarod
Update: This story has been updated with Iditarod doping protocols. Someone among the top-20 finishers in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race found a way to perk their dogs […]
Last Great Mess
When the guilty go unnamed, everyone becomes guilty, and so it is the mushers in Alaska’s biggest sporting event have become a bunch of dopers. Thank the Iditarod Trail Committee, which this […]
Selling AK toys
Anchorage’s two biggest outdoor stores are now one, but what it means for the future is unclear. Bass Pro and Cabela’s on Monday announced they’d closed a $5 billion deal for […]
Cat tales
In the wake of an unconfirmed sighting of a mountain lion on the Anchorage Hillside, it is worth revisiting the history of cougar reports in and around Alaska’s largest city. Wildlife biologists […]
Bears, bears, bears
The bears have invaded Seward, AK. One got shot in the foot. And now there is a bit of social media debate underway. The good news is that Seward Police Chief Tom […]
A Chinook victory
A complicated and sometimes contentious Copper River salmon season is coming to an end with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game seemingly in position to declare mission accomplished. State fishery managers […]
Dangerous waters
This story has been updated As summer turned to fall, the Kenai River finally gave up the body of avid angler Phillip “Kurt” Keltner who disappeared after a boating accident in early […]
Blowin’ in wind
Commentary What happens if a weather disaster strikes, and there’s no one around to tell the world about it? Does it then cease to be an official disaster? You might get that […]
