Photos: Black bear sow with 4 cubs in Government Hill

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A black bear sow and four cubs forage through garbage cans in an alley on Government Hill in Anchorage on Sunday, April 12, 2015.

For the second year, a family of five black bears is roaming Government Hill, a densely populated neighborhood one bridge away from downtown Anchorage.

"We don't have one bear that's a problem," said Rebecca Rogers, who lives in a bluff-side home overlooking what she says has become a bear highway. "We have five."

Rogers says an adult female sow lunged at her young Rottweiler on Friday afternoon, the first sighting of the year in the neighborhood.

"She swatted at my dog," Rogers said. "She was standing on hind legs, popping her jaws, saliva coming out."

Then on Sunday, the sow and four yearling cubs were seen near Cedar and Dogwood streets on the east side of the neighborhood.

The community council tweeted a warning.

"ALERT!" read Sunday's tweet. "5 black bears are actively roaming in Government Hill."

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