The Unkindest Cut: Trapped Nebraska Farmer Saws Off Own Leg to Survive
A Nebraskan farmer was forced to amputate his own leg with a pocket knife after it got trapped in a piece of farm equipment. He was still able to crawl back to ...
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Tight Techniques: Effective Close-Quarters Self-Defense
Unprovoked attacks can occur nearly anywhere—in your home, on the street, or at your place of business. Successfully thwarting an assailant’s attack is no small...
Shots Fired: 1 Dead, 8 Hurt in Colorado School Shooting
Two students opened fire Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in a Denver suburb high school not far from Columbine High School, killing one teenager and wounding eight others ...
Winds, Rain and Hail: Severe Weather Batters Houston
Severe weather hit Houston and parts of southeastern Texas hard last Thursday, May 2, 2019, prompting school shutdowns in the flood-prone city.
The National ...
Deadly Deluge: Flash Flood Kills Three in Texas
A woman and her two young children died when the vehicle they were in was caught and swept away in a flash flood in West Texas.
The incident happened in the ...
Fire Hazard: Michigan Vulnerable to Wildfires
State officials have expressed concern, saying much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula is at high risk of wildfires due to the recent dry and windy weather.
Accor...
Deep Trouble: Missouri Flood Might be Worst in 25 Years
The unprecedented flooding of the Mississippi river on May 2, 2019 neared levels unseen since the region’s historic flood of 1993. It also surpassed it in at le...
A Multi-Caliber Powerhouse: Ruger’s Redhawk Could Be the Prepper’s One-Gun Solution
The very essence of being a survivalist, or “prepper,” for those born after the 1980s, is the ability to adapt to a situation, handle one extreme to another and...
Deadly Season: Oklahoma Storm Leaves 2 Dead, Dozens Injured
Authorities confirmed that a man and a woman were killed in two separate incidents as a deadly storm ripped across Oklahoma.
The body of a 55-year-old man wa...
Sweet Survival: How To Make Maple Syrup And Reap Its Benefits In Trade
When faced with a short-term wilderness survival scenario, food is typically not a priority until all other urgent physiological needs are met. In a long-term w...