From the could be worse file Anchorage residents regularly reading the social media website Nextdoor could easily come to the conclusion that Alaska’s largest city is the American stronghold for porch pirates. […]
Den of thieves
Attack animals
Dogs more dangerous than bears? Alaskans worrying about bear attacks – as many do – might be spending too much time focused on the wrong animal, according to new data coming out […]
Hello neighbor
Alaska’s governor and Legislature are messing with the state’s beloved Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD); pandemic COVID-19 infections are “down” to a seven-day moving average about double the infection rate of a […]
Saved by truck
An Anchorage man who reported intentionally running his truck into a moose is being praised as a hero by his neighbors on social media. They have good reason if the story told […]
Bears everywhere
The SARS-CoV-2 virus might have upended the world, but in Alaska’s largest city, some things haven’t changed. Summer is back and along with it the bears. They are seemingly everywhere, though […]
All clear!
The wolverine that terrorized Alaska’s largest city appears to have disappeared and nary a moose has been known to have died. A month ago, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued […]
The upside
Almost a week before a 7.0 earthquake shook Alaska’s urban core to the tune of tens of millions of dollars in damage, lit up social media, and caught the attention of the […]
Real Alaska killer
UPDATE: Despite what a state website might say, a spokeswoman for the Division of Public Health says it no longer hands out safety reflectors for children. For those on foot or […]
Love lost
Dusty has been gone a week now and with every passing day Jack Forshee worries more. In his worst moments, the 62-year-old man fears that one of his new neighbors in Bear […]
Bearly ignorant bliss
Commentary Alaska’s mainstream media has dialed up the perfect solution to the fear gripping the 49th state in the wake of two extremely rare, fatal bear attacks in two days in June: […]
