Second Alaskan in two days killed by a bear
Second bear fatality
Predatory bears
Wildlife authorities in Alaska’s largest city were Monday searching for a wounded black bear believed to be involved in a deadly, Sunday attack on a 16-year-old runner. The body of Patrick Cooper […]
State of the kings
For the first time in years, king salmon are showing signs of making a stronger return to the vast wilderness surrounding Alaska’s urban heartland. While Panhandle runs continue to struggle, kings to […]
Danger city
As details emerge about a Wednesday grizzly bear attack that injured three people only about a dozen miles from downtown Anchorage, it is beginning to look like one of those chance meetings […]
Cold summer nights
Residents of Alaska’s largest city were pondering the idea of global cooling on Wednesday with the National Weather Service warning temperatures in Anchorage could drop into the 30s overnight. While the Interior […]
The killing season
Two bears – one grizzly, one black – were shot dead in an Anchorage suburb over the weekend, bringing to seven the number of bears killed so far this year in defense […]
Worst time tax
Commentary No right-minded economist would tell a $5-billion per year government sitting on a surplus of more than $60 billion to impose an income tax during a recession. What they would suggest […]
The road to hell
CENTER CREEK, CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST – Bushwhack: “To force one’s way through a forested or overgrown area where no path exists.” Synonym: Hellbashing”
The killing season
CHITINA – By late afternoon Wednesday, the winds funneling out of Wood Canyon to the south of the Chitina-McCarthy bridge were driving a Sahara-Desert-style sandstorm across the exposed sandbars off the low […]
See no news…
Commentary So when it comes to media perception in the U.S. today, which sin is worse: Fake news, slanted news, unreported news or badly inaccurate news never corrected? The latter […]
