Anchorage

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Smith Savelio takes a photo from his doorway of a black bear that was in his front yard in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, June 22, 2017. A black bear has been seen for days raiding trash cans in the east Anchorage neighborhood. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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This March 1, 2014, photo shows musher Christian Turner, of Dorrigo, Australia, wearing an Australian flag and waving to fans along the Cordova Street hill during the ceremonial start of the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska. This year's ceremonial start will be held Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Anchorage, Alaska, but the actual start will come two days later in Fairbanks after low snow conditions in the Alaska Range forced the start from the Anchorage area and over the range to Fairbanks. (AP File Photo/Dan Joling)

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This March 2, 2013, file photo shows musher Mike Williams Sr. greeting fans during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska. This year's ceremonial start will be held Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Anchorage, Alaska, but the actual start will come two days later in Fairbanks after low snow conditions in the Alaska Range forced the start from the Anchorage area and over the range to Fairbanks. (AP File Photo/Dan Joling)

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This Jan. 23, 2017 photo shows the Leah Levinton, left, and her brother Evan Levinton, co-owners of Enlighten Alaska, a marijuana retail store in Anchorage, Alaska, planning for the store's opening. Leah Levinton envisions an Anchorage "green light district," where scores of tourists come on buses to try the offerings at four retail stores in the city's Spenard neighborhood. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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In this Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 photo, a display shows the bottom and back of boots at the KickSpike store in Anchorage, Alaska. Activate the green button on the back of the boot heel and 7mm steel cleats pop out. Kick the button again and the cleats retract, allowing the wearer to walk inside without tearing up floors. The boots are a new option for walking safely in Anchorage, where ice can be found on streets up to seven months per year. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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In this Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2016, photo, Stewart Valladolid, boot buyer at B&J Sporting Goods, demonstrates a boot by Korkers featuring interchangeable outer soles with and without studs in Anchorage, Alaska. The boots are one of many safe walking options for Anchorage residents who see ice on streets up to seven months per year. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, photo Emma Bohman, a sales associate at Skinny Raven sporting goods, shows two kinds of exterior cleats attached to running shoes in Anchorage, Alaska. Exterior cleats are one of many ways Anchorage residents cope with up ice on streets up to seven months per year. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 photo, Tyler Johnson, a sales associate at ShuzyQ boutique, demonstrates a boot by Pajar with hinged inserts on the bottom containing studs that can be flipped out to walk on ice in Anchorage, Alaska. The boots are one of many options available to Anchorage residents for walking on streets with ice up to seven months per year. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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FILE - In this March 29, 2006, photo, a pedestrian walks past the 4th Avenue Theatre in Anchorage, Alaska. The owners of the art moderne-style theater, designed by the architect of Hollywood's famed Pantages Theatre, have applied to demolish the opulent vintage icon, prompting the Municipality of Anchorage to hasten efforts to protect historic buildings. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks in Anchorage, Alaska, on Feb. 17, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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In a Saturday, March 1, 2014, photo, Scott Janssen keeps control of his sled rounding the corner near Goose Lake during the ceremonial start for Iditarod 42 in Anchorage, Alaska. A weather pattern that has buried the eastern U.S. in snow has left Alaska fairly warm and relatively snow-free this winter, forcing the world's most famous sled dog race farther north. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News,Anne Raup)