Yearly Archives: 2026

Just a mother mountain lion taking care of her cubs and leading them to some fresh water in the mountains of Idaho. When it comes to the most prolific and majestic predators in North America, the mountain lion (also referred to as cougars, depending on the region) has to be towards the top of the list. Though these big cats can weigh upwards of 150 pounds, they are some of the most stealthy animals on the planet, and can easily […]

The post Idaho Trail Cam Captures Rare Footage Of Mountain Lion Leading Her Triplet Cubs To Water first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Friday will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on this nation. That day stands as one of the very darkest in our long history. Thousands of people lost their lives at the World Trade Center in New York, at the Pentagon, and in a plane that crashed in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania. […]

The post Donald Trump’s Relative Disputes His Assertions About What He Did Regarding 9/11 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Ismael Laguna, one of five Panamanian boxers inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, died Tuesday, TMZ reported. He was 83. “Panamanian boxing is in mourning,” the sports organization stated in a social media post. The cause of death was not immediately reported, although Laguna had been hospitalized in recent days. Affectionately known as […]

The post Hall of Fame Boxer Dies at 83 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

A woman is dead after the Tesla she was in slammed into scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan on the morning of Sep. 9.

The post Out of Control Tesla Kills 1 in Deadly Crash appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Football season is around the corner, and a heroic waiter delivered a life-saving tackle worthy of an NFL tryout. A tense moment when an infuriated Ohio lawyer stormed into a restaurant and tried to shoot his ex-wife at point-blank range was captured on surveillance. When Matthew Exton, 43, pulled the trigger, the gun jammed because […]

The post Man Found Guilty of Attempting To Kill Wife After Being Stopped by Waiter appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Stephen A. Smith continues to soft launch his political career, and in the latest example, he provided a scathing story about the way taxes in California work – and even directed a message towards current state governor Gavin Newsom. For years, the sports personality that seems to be on ESPN 24/7 has entertained running for political office, and maybe even president. Polls have long shown that Stephen A. Smith could be competitive as Democratic presidential nominee. That being said, those […]

The post Stephen A. Smith Says He Approached Gavin Newsom After He Found Out California Pings People’s Phones To Collect Taxes first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

An emergency inflatable slide was deployed on the Qatar-gifted Air Force One moments before Donald Trump boarded the aircraft. Images of the slide quickly went viral, sparking questions of whether there was a security threat. Trump cleared the air, telling reporters that the slide was deployed as a routine check-up. “They’re checking the slide over […]

The post Trump Explains Why Emergency Slide Was Used While He Was Aboard Air Force One appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Justice for HeeHaw. Outrage is growing after a police officer in Rockmart, Georgia fatally shot a family’s beloved pet miniature donkey named HeeHaw in what the officer claims was self defense. It all started on August 30 when the Cedartown Police Department officer Trenton Garner, a K-9 unit and a bloodhound team entered the pasture of Ellsbury Riding and Farm while reportedly searching for a missing 12 year old. According to a report from Garner: “As we were tacking down […]

The post Outrage Grows After Police Fatally Shoot A Georgia Family’s Beloved Miniature Donkey, HeeHaw first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The controversial YouTube star pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge yesterday, Sep. 8. 

The post Controversial Influencer Arrested After Alleged Altercation With Girlfriend appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Garth Brooks made a lot of fans happy with his “Yukon Jack” pop up show in Denver, Colorado last week. And if it were up to him, he would have done back to back shows under the alias if the security at the bar and local authorities would have allowed it. Brooks is currently out on the road for the first time in a long time for his Blame It All On My Roots Tour. The “Friends In Low Places” singer has […]

The post Garth Brooks Wanted To Play Back-To-Back Shows At The Grizzly Rose But Denver Police Wouldn’t Let Him first appeared on Whiskey Riff.