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

WNEP-TV 16 says a man escaped a bear attack caught on video in Jim Thorpe with minor injuries, as an armed witness came to the rescue.

A rabies diagnosis following a bear attack that injured a man in Carbon County explains the aggression, officials say.

Wild video shows a black bear chasing and then attacking a hiker in the Poconos — with it later testing positive for rabies, according to officials. Victim Andrew Nierer told NBC 10 that he was walking on a trail near his home in Jim Thorpe,

The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed that the black bear that attacked a man over the weekend in Jim Thorpe tested positive for rabies.