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 Pennsylvania Game Commission on January 23, 2025, released a statement confirming that the Black Bear that attacked a Jim Thorpe resident named Andrew Neirer tested positive for rabies, a deadly v ...

A man who crashed a stolen car in Jim Thorpe nearly a year ago will spend between 16 months and 4 years in prison after being sentenced Thursday in Carbon County Court. Mark Hughes, 35, of Lancaster, ...

Jim Thorpe Borough officials deliberated Thursday night on the introduction of a parking lot tax ordinance aimed at ...

A black bear attacked a man in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, but a neighbor armed with a gun intervened, police say. Screengrab from video by WBRE. A black bear attacked a man near his small-town ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission said that the victim is “expected to have a full recovery and has received appropriate medical treatment" ...

Pa — A Pennsylvania town is making headlines after surveillance video has been released that shows a bear approaching a man behind a market in Jim Thorpe on Sunday morning and attacking him.

A bear that attacked a Pennsylvania man earlier this week had ... bear sitting in a wooded area in the Carbon County town of Jim Thorpe. He was walking along a trail to go to the store, and ...

A black bear attacked a man in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, but a neighbor armed with a gun intervened, police say. Screengrab from video by WBRE. A black bear attacked a man near his small-town ...