With the number of human and bear clashes on the rise, Enfield-based USA Waste & Recycling has seen brisk demand for its bear-resistant home trash receptacles. The 95-gallon rollout bins were ...

Starting April 1, bear-proof bins will be required in Mancos. People will have to make a “reasonable effort” to contain their trash to prevent bears and other wildlife from getting inside, said Town ...

The Montreat Board of Commissioners held a special call meeting Feb. 20 to discuss proposed changes to the solid waste ...

BLACKSBURG — Wendie Davis and her daughter Chelsea Riggins don’t recall ever seeing the creatures in the neighborhood when the small family moved to their current home nearly five years ago. “It’s ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. It’s that time of year again. Bears are on the prowl looking to fatten up in the fall months ...

From here on out, the pickings will be decidedly slimmer on Seeley Lake school yards for hungry bears. Nine bear-resistant garbage bins arrived at Seeley's elementary and high schools last week, ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Spotting a black bear in the Smoky Mountains is nothing unusual. And even though many people believe this time of year marks the start of hibernation, state bear biologist ...

Bears in Gatlinburg are more visible due to social media, but city efforts to bear-proof dumpsters have reduced bear interactions. Judge orders return of evidence against Comey, citing constitutional ...