ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An "extremely agitated" black bear that was wandering around two Alaska neighborhoods and charged at multiple people was killed by police, officials said.

The Backhaul Alaska program collected and recycled over 145,000 pounds of lead acid batteries and other e-waste from hard-to-reach communities last year. Search Query Show Search.

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Thirty-nine other states have passed laws similar to the bill the governor vetoed Friday, and the Alaska Legislature approved House Bill 8 by a bipartisan vote of 57-2, but in his veto message and ...