This year’s raccoon bounty bill, House File 2665, is state-sanctioned, taxpayer-subsidized animal cruelty. The legislation’s goal is to incentivize the trapping, clubbing, and skinning of raccoons.

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

It’s simple: Mammals have hair or fur. Birds want it. By Annie Roth As anyone who has ever tried to eat french fries on a beach will attest, stealing is not an uncommon behavior among birds. In fact, ...