While bear home entries are reported throughout the Northeast, they occur more often in Connecticut, according to DEEP.

"I just knew that I couldn't let that be our last memory together," Roy said of her decision to fight the bear and save her dog.

The Connecticut resident said the mother bear grabbed her dog by its teeth and dragged it into the woods by its neck as the ...

WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (WPRI) — A black bear was seen sauntering through the sand dunes in West Greenwich Thursday evening.

The occupants of the home safely exited after the bears entered the home through a basement screen door, an official said.

After years of unsuccessful attempts to allow black bear hunting in the state, a revised bill has cleared a key hurdle with state lawmakers, possibly making hunting the animals one step closer to ...

State environmental officials said black bears entered at least 67 homes last year, setting a state record. “A decade ago, we had less than 10, so bears have learned very, very quickly that ...

DEEP officials said the black bear population remains stable, with between 1,000 and 1,200 bears, and has a high potential for growth due to “an abundance of suitable habitat and excessive human ...