Tucked in off the road to Mount Hood, the Hoodland Plaza Shopping Center serves as a gathering place for the people of Welches, Oregon, where they sometimes get things that money just can’t buy. Sarah Caswell: It’s kind of a — a community hub … if someone needed to vent or talk or … need…
Detective Susan Logothetti lives her professional life deep in the past, investigating cold cases at the Everett Police Department, north of Seattle. Det. Susan Logothetti: I love that people who thought they could get away with it 40 years ago are looking over their shoulder now, wondering what they left behind. One case in particular…
Sixteen bears are facing off for Fat Bear Week 2026, the highly anticipated tournament among the chunkiest bears at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The bracket for this year’s single-elimination contest expanded from last year’s 12 competitors and includes the defending champion, Chunk. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 22, bear lovers will get to…
A bear attacked and injured a runner on a popular trail in Alaska, officials said, and she was able to ultimately deter the animal with bear spray. The attack unfolded on Thursday near the Prospect Heights trailhead in Anchorage, Alaska’s Fish and Wildlife Department said in a statement. A woman was running alone on a…
