The Bears claim to be focused on building a new stadium in Indiana. And yet they’re still talking to Illinois. Via Danny Ecker of Crain’s Chicago Business, the possible construction in Arlington ...

After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. The nonprofit running the long-standing ...

The Chicago Bears have mostly being floated in potential NFL rumors as a possible landing spot for a veteran quarterback amid Caleb Williams’ injury. Yet, all signs point to Williams returning to the ...

Alaskan brown bear Backpack overcame a serious leg injury as a cub before becoming a familiar presence at Brooks Falls Angelique Brenes is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2026. Her ...

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Backpack is a fat bear on Brooks River. He's the offspring of Holly, the 2019 Fat Bear Week Champion. A bulky brown bear who became famous for hitching rides on his mama's back is the 2026 Fat Bear ...

It was a quarterbacking masterclass by Case Keenum, as he helped the Chicago Bears to a blowout 27-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field. Starting for the first time since the 2023 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One of Colorado’s very hungry black bears was caught feasting on fresh-baked bread from a booth at the Aspen farmers market over the weekend. Videos of the ...

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It was the survival of the thickest during Fat Bear Week and "Backpack" beat all odds to emerge as the fattest bear of 2026. The medium-large adult male with blond ears and grizzled brown fur in late ...

A Northern California couple is recuperating from injuries they received in a bear attack—and mourning their dog. Jeff and Mallory Wilson, who run the off-grid Radio Ranch Camp in rural Trinity County ...