Advanced Search Close Search
Mother, 1-year-old son killed in Alaska polar bear attack
National

Mother, 1-year-old son killed in Alaska polar bear attack

  • By MARK THIESSEN and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press

Alaska State Troopers said in a statement that a 24-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son were identified Wednesday as the victims of a fatal polar bear attack in an isolated Alaska Native village. The fatal mauling happened near the school in Wales, where poor weather, and a lack of runway lights at the gravel air strip prevented troopers and wildlife officials from arriving Tuesday. Attempts were being made again Wednesday. Like many far-flung Alaskan villages, the predominantly Inupiaq community of roughly 150 people organizes patrols when the bears are expected in town, from July through early November.

Upstream
Columnists

Upstream

  • By Craig Wiesner

Ten years old, a boy who loved swimming in the river more than anything, was always wet behind the ears. Grandmother would wake him at first g…

Caltrain looks to housing
Local News
Featured

Caltrain looks to housing

  • By Zachary Clark Daily Journal staff
  • Updated

As two residential developments on Caltrain property progress, the transit agency is taking stock of its developable land and forming a policy…