A New York man rescued after a week in the Alaska wilderness in 2016 is now blaming the whole affair on his sat phone and suing Globalstar, the company that runs the […]
Tech nearly kills
Subtle dangers
CHITINA – Along the banks of the Copper River on Tuesday, many of those dipnetting salmon from the muddy waters raging south toward the Gulf of Alaska seemed well aware of the […]
Empowering tribes
Hoping to protect rural Alaska women from violence, the U.S. House of Representatives wants to establish “Indian Country” in the 49th state and grant Native tribes police powers over non-Natives on what […]
Missing madman
More than a year has passed since anyone has reported a sighting of Jerald Harrison, AKA “Slop Pail Jerry,” the Madman of the Yukon River. He was last seen near the […]
Framed?
Already struggling financially and facing unhappy neighbors in Alaska’s Kachemak Bay, the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association (CIAA) now finds itself being drawn into a public-relations mess with four board members charged in […]
Untold story
The New York Times this week rolled out a long, long story about NXIVM guru Keith Raniere headlined “The ‘Sex Cult’ That Preached Empowerment.” Alaska kayaker Kristin Snyder who is believed to have […]
Stony River murder
This story was update from the original on May 9 Rapist Deacon Evan from the tiny Alaska village of Stony River spent most of the last 19 years in the care of […]
Unexpected rescue
After a gnarly crossing of the Harding Icefield from near the small town of Seward to the remote eastern edge of Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula last week, about the last […]
Ice surfer
Winter ice still clogs Alaska’s Kenai River, but there is a definite sign of breakup on the horizon. The phantom Ice Surfer is back.
Fog of Iditarod
As the story came to be told and grew, there was a lone hero because stories are best that way. Reality is more complex and sometimes confused by the fog of war. […]
