A California family is asking for the "bare necessities" after a black bear destroyed their car after getting trapped inside.

A second black bear has been seen in the Isla Vista with several reports of sightings on Thursday. Edhat readers and ...

The California Highway Patrol reported a dead bear on Highway 101 near Summerland earlier last week. That death followed a week of black bear sightings in the area ... as the bear traveled down the ...

About half of the state's black bears live in the North Coast ... bear as it scavenges for food beside tourists near the famous General Sherman tree at the Sequoia National Park in Central California.

In a statement to the Independent, UCSB said that students and community members should call UCPD if they encounter the bear. The California State ... is not the first bear sighting of the week. A ...