Homeless man fatally spears bear in Anchorage

A homeless man fashioned a long knife to a groomed tree branch and speared a hungry black bear cub that was sniffing for food Friday morning at an illegal camp site in Anchorage.
State wildlife biologist Dave Battle says a sow and yearling have been stealing food from the homeless camp for days. The cub was near a tent Friday morning, and a man in the camp was afraid it would attack.
Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen says in an email the man earlier fashioned a long knife to a “