At a time when bears should typically be denning up for winter, Sitka has actually seen an uptick in bear activity. Two dogs have been killed in the last month, prompting the Alaska Department of Fish ...

While state wildlife officials were able to rehome a baby deer turned over to an Alaska Wildlife Trooper, they cautioned that such cases usually don’t have a happy ending “We don’t encourage people to ...

A brown bear strolls through a Sitka neighborhood in July, 2014. (Sitka Bear Report photo) As Sitka’s deadliest bear season in recent memory winds down, the Department of Fish & Game is stepping up ...

An Alaska state trooper shot a brown bear to death Wednesday in Sitka as it attacked the man's dog outside his home. It is one of several Alaska bears that have been shot in defense of life or ...

SITKA, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska homeowner fatally shot a brown bear after it attacked his dog. Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Steve Bethune called the incident on Wednesday bad timing, ...

SITKA — A bear going through trash has been killed by authorities in Sitka, a community that experienced a record number of bear incidents last year. The weekend shooting of the male brown bear by ...

Guadalupe Elementary School’s fifth grade classes are running and researching following a program developed by fifth grade teacher Steve Bethune. Hearts in Motion involves an 800-mile run the length ...