A teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing a couple he didn’t know who were hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park is expected to have his first court appearance. Andrew James McGann has been charged with two counts of capital murder in the killing Saturday of 43-year-old Clinton David Brink and his 41-year-old wife Cristen Amanda Brink. He is being held without bond and is expected to appear Friday morning at the Washington County Detention Center. The Associated Press has left messages at numbers listed for McGann. It is unclear if he has a lawyer.

Officials in Alaska are warning hikers to steer clear of streams and rivers where salmon are running after bears mauled hikers on two different occasions within a week in Anchorage. Both species of bears are looking to fatten up for winter, and they are congregating at these sites. The latest mauling came Saturday when a man was walking near a river where salmon are running, and his unleashed dog surprised a brown bear sow and her cub. The sow attacked, and the man unloaded his entire can of bear spray to ward off the bear. The first mauling happened July 22 in a hillside neighborhood away from streams, but still in the backcountry. Neither hiker had life-threatening injuries.

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This undated image, provided by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shows a bull moose, near Tupper Lake, NY, that has been lingering around an Adirondack mountain trail, through this summer, forcing New York wildlife officials to keep hikers away as they keep watch and wonder why the majestic animal is not moving on. (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation via AP)

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A bear warning sign is posted at the Basher trailhead in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, a day after a hiker was injured by a brown bear about two miles into the trail. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Britain's Prince Harry listens during a visit to see the work of landmine clearance charity of the Halo Trust, in Cuito Cuanavale, Cuando province, southern Angola, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Ampe Pedro/The Halo Trust via AP)

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Britain's Prince Harry attends a safety class for children as part of his visit to see the work of landmine clearance charity of the Halo Trust, in Cuito Cuanavale, Cuando province, southern Angola, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Ampe Pedro/The Halo Trust via AP)

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Britain's Prince Harry walks through a minefield during a visit to see the work of landmine clearance charity of the Halo Trust, in Cuito Cuanavale, Cuando province, southern Angola, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Ampe Pedro/The Halo Trust via AP)