ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska woman had the scare of a lifetime earlier this month when a bear attacked her from below when she went to use an outhouse during a weekend trip to the backcountry.

Camping is just about the best thing in the whole wide world, but what about washing dishes while camping? I imagine it’s up there with using an outhouse in the middle of the night or waking up in a ...

ROCK ISLAND -- The students in Cindy Mattison's ``Little House on the Prairie'' class know which modern convenience they appreciate the most. ``An actual potty,'' said Grace Moran, 6, of Rock Island.