Never go looking for black bears on your own. Officials issue warning after massive bear caught roaming residential street: ...

After conservation efforts, Louisiana's black bear population has increased, leading to more sightings. Where might you encounter a black bear?

Now that we're getting into the late part of spring, most of the bear population has come out of hibernation. This makes ...

Many people across the United States, especially in forested areas, are encountering more black bears more often. Here's why.

When 52-year-old Steve Baker arranged a 4th of July cookout for him and his family in Sonora, California, he didn’t imagine the lively celebration would be interrupted by a giant black bear. Lucky for ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — People in Downtown St. Augustine were treated to an unexpected sight Tuesday morning, a black bear roaming the city’s historic streets, climbing trees and even hopping a fence -- ...

The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018, when a black bear attacked a man in his North ...

When Walter Payton was drafted out of Jackson State in 1975, skeptics questioned if a running back from a small, overlooked ...

In recent decades, New Jersey has witnessed a remarkable ecological success story: the resurgence of the American black bear (Ursus americanus) population. Once nearly extirpated from the state due to ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) A pickup truck hit a black bear Wednesday morning, resulting in a 45-year-old man being sent to St. Cloud Hospital.

The White House Easter Egg Roll has been a spring tradition for more than 140 years. Rutherford B. Hayes started the tradition after kids were banned from rolling eggs on Capitol Hill. The Trumps ...

Black bears were here before any of us were. At first, I had problems with them getting into our kitchen garbage. Then, I specified from our trash hauler that I wanted a bear proof can.