For military families, permanent change of station season (PCS) is in full swing, and along with a laundry list of items to check off before the big move comes some new concerns. Mainly, high gas prices and rising inflation costs. The war with Iran has seen fuel prices skyrocket over…

It’s hard to imagine a 36-year-old active-duty U.S. Army soldier voluntarily calling himself ‘Viva La Vargas’ as a nickname. But Staff Sgt. Johnny Vargas, stationed at Fort Hood, TX, is more than a soldier. He’s a modern-day, social media Robin Hood, problem-solving, sharing good news and important information for military…

The Golden State is currently experiencing what experts are calling the largest known outbreak of deadly mushroom poisonings in U.S. history. According to a May 14 public safety bulletin from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), there have been 47 wild mushroom poisoning cases since November 2025, resulting in…

00:00:02 Speaker 1: Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wild life, wild places and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. Big shout out to ONEX Hunt for their support of this podcast. I’m your host, Lake Pickele, and today is such a special…

00:00:11 Speaker 1: We don’t know if they’ve never seen a human, but there’s definitely plenty of caribou out here in this landscape that haven’t seen humans. It’s kind of what makes caribou hunting fun, right, is that like you get to hunt unpressured animals. 00:00:27 Speaker 2: There’s no…

A former amateur MMA fighter charged in the 2023 death of a Tyndall Air Force Base airman was found not guilty this week, ending a case that stemmed from a fatal fight outside a Panama City, Fla., beach bar. Ross Allen Johnson, 26, was acquitted Wednesday of manslaughter and aggravated…

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