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One hurt after bear entered home in western North Carolina
It happened at a home in Asheville on Tuesday night. Authorities said the bear entered the home through an unlocked door.
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Dogs chase a big bear back into the woods
A pair of daring dogs chase a giant bear back into the woods.
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Rescued bear gets a physical
A bear rescued from a home in Minnesota gets a new life at a rescue in California. The first step? A thorough physical.
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Bear's wild adventure: a Colorado car break-in
A bear in Colorado broke into a mans car and got locked inside! While the bear escaped safely, the car suffered extensive damage.
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Colorado man rescues bear locked inside a car
In a bizarre incident in Colorado, a bear somehow managed to break into a car and subsequently locked itself inside.
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NC Leadership sweeps Bear Grass Charter baseball for 1A championship
The NC Leadership Academy Falcons faced off against the Bear Grass Charter Bears in Game 2 of the 2026 NCHSAA Baseball 1A State Championship Series.
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Robbinsville's first softball championship comes with sweep of Bear Grass Charter in 1A series
The Bear Grass Charter Bears faced off against the Robbinsville Black Knights in Game 2 of the 2026 NCHSAA Softball 1A State Championship Series.
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NC Leadership baseball takes G1 of the 1A championship series over Bear Grass Charter
The NC Leadership Academy Falcons faced off against the Bear Grass Charter Bears in Game 1 of the 2026 NCHSAA Baseball 1A State Championship Series.
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Robbinsville softball blanks Bear Grass Charter in G1
The Bear Grass Charter Bears faced off against theRobbinsville Black Knights in Game 1 of the 2026 NCHSAA Softball 1A State Championship Series.
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Part of Great Smoky Mountains trail closed over 'aggressive' bear encounters
Park rangers said there have been several bear encounters on the trail, including one that chased visitors.
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Durham museum welcomes new black bear cub
The Museum of Life and Science in Durham is welcoming a new, 1-year-old black bear cub to its Explore the Wild: Black Bears habitat.
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Build-A-Bear weighted teddy bear recalled over choking hazard
A recall has been issued for a Build-A-Bear stuffed toy.
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Beloved Grandfather Mountain black bear dies
The black bear lived at the mountain's nature park for 27 years.
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Caught on cam: Black bear spotted in Durham
A resident's camera caught it near Sandy Creek Park. It appears to be a black bear, a species that is increasingly moving into the Triangle.
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'Freaked out and surprised:' Durham family spots black bear on doorbell camera
A bear was recently spotted in a Durham neighborhood. A resident's camera caught it near Sandy Creek Park.
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Bear spotted under California home
A California man had to call Fish and Wildlife experts to remove a bear from the crawlspace underneath his home
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NCSSM-Morganton downs Bear Grass Charter for 1A girls tennis dual-team championship
The NCSSM-Morganton Dragons defeated the Bear Grass Charter Bears in the NCHSAA 1A girls tennis dual-team championship on Nov. 1, 2025.
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'I was frozen': A bear startles customers after spotted inside an Arizona grocery store
Customers inside of an Arizona grocery store captured the moments a bear was seen running inside.
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Prepare for increased black bear activity in North Carolina as their appetites get more extreme
As hyperphagia season kicks off in North Carolina, residents can expect heightened black bear activity during this period.
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On cam: Bear sneaks up on Florida man before attacking him
It was a normal morning for one Florida man -- until he came face-to-face with a bear right outside his front door. The moments right before that harrowing encounter were caught on video. What happened next left him bloodied, shaken and now reconsidering where he lives.
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Black bear killed in Princeville crash
A black bear was killed Saturday in a crash in Princeville, according to the Prineville Volunteer Fire Department.
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'Bear chasers' tasked with keeping black bears alive at Yosemite
Yosemite National Park is home to hundreds of black bears, but rangers say tourists are posing a risk to their livelihoods and share how Yosemite bear chasers keep the animals wild.
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Eastern NC man shares close encounter with western Carolina bears
An eastern Carolina man visiting his home in the western part of the state had a close encounter with not just one, but two black bears.
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On cam: Officer tries to shoot bear that attacked woman, misses
Authorities in Comstock, Wisconsin have released bodycam of an officer who attempted to shoot and kill a black bear over the weekend that attacked a woman in her backyard. The bear was able to get away.
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69-year-old woman attacked by black bear
A woman in Comstock, Wisconsin, was attacked by a black bear over the weekend. She is hospitalized in critical condition.
