Alaska News Nightly: Friday, September 25, 2020

The wooden sign at Russian Jack Springs Park of DeBarr Road.
The Alaska Depatment of Fish and Game said Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, that it’s searching for an aggressive black bear in Russian Jack Springs Park. (Tegan Hanlon/Alaska Public Media)

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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:

The Trump administration plans to rollback the long-debated Roadless Rule. And, Bethel leaders focus on incentives rather than enforcement– in getting residents tested for Covid-19. Plus, wildlife officials in Anchorage are looking for a bear that charged some young campers- and then ran.

Reports tonight from:

  • Andrew Kitchenman and Jacob Resneck in Juneau
  • Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
  • Krysti Shallenberger and Greg Kim in Bethel
  • Hope McKenney in Unalaska
  • Lex Treinen and Tegan Hanlon in Anchorage
  • Dan Bross in Fairbanks
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