A Johnson Road resident reported a possible bear sighting earlier this week. But Avon Police Deputy Chief Chris Bartolotta ...

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

The mother looks after and takes care of the small bears for about 17 months. However, at one-and-a-half years of age and not very full-grown at all, the young bears are chased away (dispersed ...