2+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (416+ words) Dear Annie: My wife began volunteering at our local animal shelter last year, and at first I thought it was wonderful. She has always loved animals, and I was proud of her for giving her time to such a good…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (406+ words) When a Lab vacuums the ground with her nose and her tail moves like a helicopter blade, you know a grouse is about to fly. When the dog stops like a dragonfly, then runs off sniffing an invisible path, a…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1777+ words) Rural Alaska has long struggled with an abundance of stray and loose dogs and high rates of dog bites, with young children as the most frequent victims. Pending state and federal legislation aims to chip away at that problem by…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (531+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is the president of a local college alumni chapter, and I am the secretary. The chapter recently held an alumni meeting at the residence of the headmaster of a local private high school. Though the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (895+ words) An initial charging document filed against the Mat-Su woman accused of a slew of animal cruelty violations described dire conditions at the Caswell Lakes-area property where more than two dozen emaciated sled dogs were found dead last week. Misty Rehder,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (997+ words) Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a Thursday statement from Mat-Su Borough Manager Mike Brown. On Tuesday, Mike Dolinar found dozens of sled dogs dead at a kennel north of Willow. He and several other dog mushers had…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (636+ words) 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 this story. In…...