After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska’s ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the ...

'The Roaster' is back on the line for Eck, Lobos in 116th edition of the Rio Grande Rivalry A SIXT analysis ranked the Sandoval County landmark second among 120 tunnel destinations for scenic driving ...

Sixteen bears are facing off in Fat Bear Week​ 2026, the highly anticipated tournament among the chunkiest bears at the Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Eating salmon has paid off for “Backpack.” In Alaska, the brown bear was crowned the winner of the “Fat Bear” competition. This curious title also has a serious side to it.

Online voting is now open to crown Alaska's top heavyweight brown bear. Sixteen bears are facing off in a single-elimination tournament. (AP Photo) ...

Fat Bear Week, hosted by Katmai National Park in Alaska, draws bated breath from viewers every year. It’s an annual online ...

Fat Bear Week, that turns Alaska's bulkiest bears into internet celebrities, is returning this week to celebrate the bears' pre-hibernation glow-up.

Initially, the streams could only support about 25 simultaneous viewers, but last year Explore.org’s Fat Bear Week page ...

After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest ...