Jim Thorpe Borough officials deliberated Thursday night on the introduction of a parking lot tax ordinance aimed at ...

A resident of the town of Jim Thorpe was “aggressively approached” by a black adult male bear on Sunday, Jan. 19, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said in a news release. The animal then “proceeded to ...

A black bear that attacked a Jim Thorpe man Sunday was found to be rabid, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The Game Commission said that rabies in black bears is extremely rare, such ...

A black bear attacked a man in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, but a neighbor armed with a gun intervened, police say. Screengrab from video by WBRE. A black bear attacked a man near his small-town ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission on January 23, 2025, released a statement confirming that the Black Bear that attacked a Jim ...

Crews are battling a house fire Friday afternoon in Carbon County. According to the Carbon County Communications Center, crews were called to the 400 block ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - Firefighters battled flames at a home in Carbon County Friday afternoon. The fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. at the 400 block of South Street in Jim Thorpe borough, according ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirms the bear that attacked a man in Jim Thorpe has tested positive for rabies. 28/22 ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. -- The bear that chased people and bit a man in Carbon County had rabies, authorities say. A spokesperson with the Pennsylvania Game Commission said the bear that bit a man in the arm ...

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

A wild bear attacked a man in Jim Thorpe on a trail as he was coming back home from grocery shopping. His neighbor shot and killed the bear to save his life.