Arkansas is black bear country, and it is possible to encounter a bear almost anywhere in the state. Seeing a bear, let alone encountering one, is highly unlikely, but their numbers are growing. They ...

Tag, you’re it! Baby Bear Hugs is hosting a Bear Hugs Tag! fundraiser through Oct. 27. The rules are simple: for a donation, Baby Bear Hugs will “tag” the person of your choice with a yard sign (must ...

NEWTON COUNTY, Ark. (KATV) — The bear authorities believe was responsible for a fatal attack on a man in Newton County has been killed. In a release, Newton County Sheriff (NCSO) Glenn Wheeler said ...

The government shuts down, a celebrity couple calls it quits, and Taylor Swift releases a new album. Test your knowledge of this week’s news, and take last week’s quiz here. Jeremy Mikula is the ...

After a black bear allegedly killed a goat in Townsend on Thursday, authorities are urging residents to be prepared for an increase in bear encounters as the population continues to rise and expand ...

North Carolina is home to black bears, not the brown bears celebrated in Alaska's "Fat Bear Week." Black bears are most commonly found in the mountain and coastal regions of the state. Bears enter a ...

Summer at Katmai National Park in Alaska is coming to a close, and Fat Bear Week is upon us. Since 2014, the bracket competition put on by Explore.org has drawn an increasing number of voters and fans ...

Florida black bear advocates rallied Sept. 22 in hopes of making a hunting permit as expensive as possible for hopeful bear harvesters. Attorney Chuck O'Neil said he expects about half of the 172 ...

A writer for Emmy Award-winning show “The Bear” was hauled off an MTA train in handcuffs for manspreading — which he tried to blame on an “old white lady” getting him arrested for the way he was ...