A resident of the town of Jim Thorpe was “aggressively approached” by a black adult male bear on Sunday, Jan. 19, the ...

A bear that attacked a man in Pennsylvania this week was confirmed to have rabies, officials said Thursday. The Pennsylvania ...

The rabid bear attack in Jim Thorpe was “an isolated and uncommon event,” according to a press release from state Rep. Doyle ...

Andrew Nierer was doing a grocery run before the football game on Jan. 19 when a strange thing happened. A bear came from the woods, ran across the parking lot of the Jim Thorpe market and bit him in ...

"While rabies in bears is rare and a case emerging in a given area usually is isolated, rabies poses a risk to all mammals.

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on Saturday gave preliminary approval to the 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits. The three Sundays for hunting include Nov. 16 during ...

WBRE-TV The bear later tested positive for rabies, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said, noting that bears are typically not aggressive toward people. Nierer also expressed sympathy for his ...

A neighbor shot and killed the bear after it knocked Andrew Neirer to ground and started biting and scratching him.

A black bear exhibiting "abnormal behaviors" attacked a Pennsylvania man earlier this week. Testing confirmed the animal was ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed that the black bear that attacked a man over the weekend in Jim Thorpe tested ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission said that the bear began to bite and scratch Neirer. Those are "abnormal behaviors" for the species, the commission said. A neighbor saw the incident, which was ...