JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Jim Thorpe man had a close call after a bear attacked him Sunday morning. A quick-thinking neighbor shot the bear, perhaps saving the victim’s life.

The black bear that attacked a man over the weekend in Jim Thorpe tested positive for rabies, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said Thursday. The diagnosis explains the abnormal behavior of ...

The bear enjoyed the pond's accessories and left the frogs, fish, and crayfish living in the water alone A pond put in on the property of a home in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania had its first bather.