FAIRBANKS, AK — A homeowner along Old Steese Highway came home early Sunday morning to find two people allegedly stripping his property of copper, fuel, and other items. Before he could do anything about it, they opened fire on him. As reported by Your Alaska Link, Alaska State Troopers respond...
By 1940, both England and Germany realized that the Kriegsmarine’s U-Boats were the key to the Battle of the Atlantic. Eliminating the German submarine threat was Britain’s top priority. Expanding the U-Boat fleet was Germany’s greatest hope to bring the British to their knees. In those dar...
MIAMI GARDENS, FL — An armed man returned fire and stopped an attacker who had opened fire on two people during a confrontation in Miami Gardens on Thursday, police said. As reported by NBC6, officers responded to three separate scenes after the shooting: a CVS pharmacy, a Marathon gas station,...
KANSAS CITY, MO — A federal judge has ruled that Jackson County’s short-lived ban on handgun purchases by adults under 21 violated the Second Amendment. In an order dated June 24, U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips granted partial summary judgment to plaintiff Leonard Wilson Jr., finding t...
One of the most overlooked pieces of equipment we should be using on a near daily basis for all of our work efforts and outdoor explorations are safety glasses. Whether you are a CDL truck driver, hitting up the gun range, or are going bass fishing, you should be protecting your eyes and vision e...
In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...
In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s attempt to disarm a regular marijuana user under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), strengthening Bruen and requiring individualized evidence before Second Amendment rights are stripped away.
DENVER, CO — The Colorado Supreme Court ruled this week that employers cannot automatically fire a worker for defending themselves on the job. I see it as a solid win for the principle that your right to self-defense follows you to work. The case began with Mary Ann Moreno, a 72-year-old clerk ...
I’m pleased to welcome back longtime TFB writer, friend, and, most importantly for today, AK historian Vladimir Onokoy . Vlad has lived a remarkable life and had a front-row seat to some truly unique experiences . Most recently, he has taken on the ambitious challenge of writing a book on a...
Boot selection by assignment and climate, break-in realities, insole and orthotic considerations, and the long-term foot and knee impact of poor footwear over a twenty-year career.