There seem to be more mosquitoes in Southcentral Alaska this spring. Some say bad mosquito years tend to come after winters with a lot of snow.
Outdoors
‘Stop running!’: How a black bear diverted an Anchorage marathon
UAA’s assistant athletics director ended up hopping on his bike and leading marathon runners around a black bear sow.
LISTEN: How to avoid a negative bear encounter in Alaska this summer
Most of the time, bears don’t want to mess around with humans.
US Forest Service asks for input on Alaska maintenance needs
The agency is working to catch up on a backlog of repairs and replacements and has a relatively new source of federal funding to address some of those needs.
Missing Palmer woman walks to safety after reported bear attack, night in woods
Deteriorating weather had ended search efforts for the day about an hour before Kiefer was found.
Wrangell’s new wildlife trooper knows what it’s like to make a mistake
Last November, Yoder was convicted of taking a moose that was too small during a September hunt.