Fitness

Brandon Garrett might still be at the bottom of an Oregon canyon if it weren’t for his dog Blue, who ran nearly four miles to get help on the night of June 2. Garrett was rescued the next morning, along with three other dogs. with him as he drove his truck off the road into the ravine. Garrett, who lives …

On June 3, Alaska Wildlife Troopers received word that a mountain lion had been shot and killed on Wrangell Island, which is located in the southeastern part of the state near the border with British Columbia. This wouldn’t be all that surprising news, except for the glaring fact that mountain lions don’t technically live in Alaska. The big cats are …

An Idaho man was lucky to have his shotgun handy on June 6 when he had to defend his girlfriend from a charging grizzly bear. The incident happened just outside their home in Island Park, when the bear attacked while they were going inside. Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials investigated the incident, which they called a “surprise encounter.” …

Springfield’s popular Hellcat pistol has become one of the most dominant micro-compact 9mm pistols in its peer group. It is small in size, but has previously unprecedented capacity and great shootability. The standard Hellcat was just the first step, though, and as we’ve seen with other flagship microcompacts, Springfield engineers shaped and massaged the platform into an even more ideal …

June 14, 2024 Leroy Brown is a man of faith. But his faith was sorely tested when, at age 38, his doctors diagnosed a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system. “Even before I heard my test results,” Brown said, “I knew it was cancer. If this was God’s plan for me, then with God’s help …

Cheating in fishing tournaments has made headlines in recent years, and for some participants it may be worth the risk when thousands of dollars in cash prizes and a new bass boat are awarded to the winners. But cheating at a local pig hunting contest to take home a few hundred dollars, buckles and bragging rights? According to allegations from …

June 13, 2024 ChristianaCare has received a $1 million gift from The Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Foundation Inc. in support of ChristianaCare’s Wilmington Campus. Rocco and Maria Abessinio “All families and communities deserve the excellent care that Wilmington Hospital and ChristianaCare provide,” said Rocco and Mary Abessinio. “It is an honor for our family to support the health and …

Jake Markris has lived his entire life along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. It is a renowned saltwater fishery and one of only two places on earth where anglers can witness an incredible shallow-water phenomenon known as a ‘jubilee’. These summer occurrences are caused by a lack of oxygen in the water, forcing all kinds …

Reading the chronic wasting headlines from April this year, you may be convinced that “zombie deer disease” has crossed the species barrier and is now killing deer hunters. But those fast-paced news stories were more the result of sloppy reporting than any new scientific development. Recent research published in the June issue of Emerging infectious diseases found that CWD prions …

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