The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

A polar bear entered the remote northwestern village of Wales and chased multiple people before being fatally shot by a local resident, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

The bear was shot and killed by a local resident after it attacked the pair

The National Park Service wants to reinstate bans on what it describes as "controversial" hunting and trapping activities on Alaska's federal preserves, including luring bears with bait, shooting swimming caribou or killing wolf pups in their dens.

‘Initial reports indicate that a polar bear had entered the community and had chased multiple residents,’ troopers said

The polar bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair, Alaska state troopers said, with the victims described as an adult female and a juvenile male

Alaska State Troopers say a polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote western Alaska village

The Alaska Department Of Public Safety on Wednesday said the victims were 24-year-old Summer Myomick and her 1-year-old son Clyde Ongtowasruk

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A polar bear killed a woman and boy Tuesday afternoon in the northwest Alaska community of Wales, according to Alaska State Troopers.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A polar bear killed a woman and boy Tuesday afternoon in the northwest Alaska community of Wales, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Turns out “Your husband is a polar bear, skinny” means nothing in English or Iñupiaq.

Who do you call when you need your loved one's remains scattered in a far-flung locale?