Fat Bear Week has returned, but the grisly nature of bears has brought it to a pause. A male bear, with the identification number 469 and referred to as "Patches," killed a female bear ...

Then, the bear went by him, within a foot,” Salmon said. The bear then ran back into the mountains. Thankfully, there was no damage to the classroom, just to one of the earthquake kits.

Organizers introduced this year's contestants on Tuesday — a day late — because one anticipated participant, a female known as Bear 402, was killed by a male bear during a fight on Monday.

PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, Calif. (KERO) - A California teacher has a wild story to share with her students on the first day of school after a bear made itself at home in her classroom. Elaine Salmon, a ...

KING SALMON, Alaska (KKTV/Gray News) - Fat Bear Week, a beloved competition hosted by the National Park Service, was postponed after a deadly bear fight, officials say.Fat Bear Week is a yearly ...

When Salmon’s husband, Ian Sawrey, arrived he knocked on the window to get the bear’s attention, and that’s when it was go-time. “The thing is, sadly, you have to hold the door open for it to stay ...

KING SALMON, Alaska (KKTV/Gray News) - Fat Bear Week, a beloved competition hosted by the National Park Service, was postponed after a deadly bear fight, officials say.Fat Bear Week is a yearly ...