Locals reject the notion the bear came in on a cruise ship.
The Seattle Public Schools issues helpful hints on making eye contact with it.
And police at left can’t seem to get a handle on the creature.

A new film, “A Wink and a Smile,” opens next week.
At left, Inga prepares to perform.
Slideshow, plus an interview with the director by Elisabeth Squires.

An Ear Inside gets the intrigue about naming a replacement police chief in Seattle.
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On Sunday, 1,500 firefighters each dressed in 70 pounds of gear and breathing through air masks raced up Seattle’s tallest building in the name of charity. Here, three contestants recover on the 73rd floor. Andrew McDonald takes the photos.