Authorities say a black bear killed a 16-year-old runner while he was competing i...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Experts say back-to-back fatal maulings of people by black bears in Alaska appear to be flukes by rogue bears but warn that people venturing into bear habitat should always carry bear repellent spray or guns. Authorities say a black bear killed a 16-year-old runner while he was competing i...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off the trail and became lost. Later Monday, a second fatal mauling at the hands of a black bear was reported nearly 300 miles northeast of Anchorage. Officials with an underground gold mine reported a contract employee hired to take geological samples was killed and another injured in a black bear attack.
Two people are attacked and killed by black bears, in separate incidents in Alaska, following a rise in bear attacks in that state.