bears

Foxes, bobcats, bears oh my! Those are the sentiments of residents in the West Hartford area as they’ve been dealing with an overwhelming amount of bear sightings. “From far away there cute but when they get close it makes me nervous,” said Kristy Wells, a resident of West Hartford. Bear sightings are common in Connecticut. “ It’s like animal...

The DEEP says there have been more reports of bears entering homes in Connecticut this year than ever before.

We’re hearing from the man who put his own life in danger to save his dogs when a bear attacked.

Black bears in Connecticut have been waking up from hibernation for about two months now, but bear sightings and activity really start to pick up this time of the year. Just this morning, Suffield resident Alex Fraser saw a black bear taking a stroll through the neighborhood. “I noticed a bear coming up from our fields that are behind our…

Bear sightings in Connecticut are increasing as we approach the summer

While humans may be staying home, this is the time of year black bears tend to be out and about. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is reminding the public that bear activity increases in the early spring. Connecticut’s bear population continues to grow – in 2019, there were sightings reported in 150 of the state’s 169 towns. DEEP…

NBC Connecticut anchors Kerri-Lee Mayland and Kevin Nathan rewind some of their most memorable moments from 2019 as they reported from all over Connecticut, including behind the scenes, exclusive looks at where bears roam, 50 Cent’s former mansion, Vineyard Vines headquarters and Winterfest on skates.

Police are not allowing visitors into Topstone Park in Redding Thursday morning after a mother bear and two cubs were spotted.

A New Hartford woman had a scary moment Friday morning when a bear tried to get to her baby goats, but she was able to scare it off.

What. A. Win. The Eagles beat the Bears 16 to 15 in an absolute thriller.

NBC Sports will have live coverage of this weekend’s Sunday Night Football match, the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET. Fans can catch all the action in spectacular high definition via NBC Sports online at NBCSports.com/Live, or through the NBC Sports app which is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel...

Add Michael Jordan to the list of sports figures addressing President Donald Trump’s comments about national anthem protests and activist athletes.

A mama bear and her cub went for a swim in a Monrovia backyard pool on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017.

A 52-year-old hiker escaped with his life after fighting off a bear that attacked him on a Southern California mountain trail Monday, police said.

Astronaut Scott Kelly may have had a tough time following the action at the Bears vs. Packers game Sunday, but he captured a one-of-a-kind view of Soldier Field from space.