Weird NewsPET OF THE DAY

Bear breaks into Alaska hospital at 2 am, helps itself to candy

The black bear got into the hospital on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage and raided donated Halloween candy; the buffet was reportedly open all night.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
Published 12:01 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “Bear breaks into Alaska hospital at 2 am, helps itself to an early Halloween candy buffet”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:01 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Halloween, Alaska.
BBN covered this story before: TSA Costume Rules: Metal Props and Face Masks Flagged (October 14).

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Fox NewsBear breaks into Alaska hospital at 2 am, helps itself to an early Halloween candy buffet

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA black bear broke into a hospital on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska, at two in the morning and raided a bucket of donated Halloween candy, Fox News reports.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe skipped the patients, skipped the vending machines, and went straight for the good stuff. I'm getting a little choked up, Gloria.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThen let the record show that tonight's Pet of the Day is the Alaska Candy Bear, honorary Chief of Night Shift Snacking.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHis stats: one bucket, zero patients bothered, and a perfect record at two in the morning.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThey grow up so fast.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have met diplomats with less self-control, Chip, and I was asked to leave their embassies.

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