The rabid bear attack in Jim Thorpe was “an isolated and uncommon event,” according to a press release from state Rep. Doyle ...

A Jim Thorpe man had a close call after a bear attacked him Sunday morning. A quick-thinking neighbor shot the bear, perhaps saving the victim’s life. 28/22 News obtained surveillance video of the ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal includes adding a popular waterfall tract at Jim Thorpe to ...

A man who crashed a stolen car in Jim Thorpe nearly a year ago will spend between 16 months and 4 years in prison after being ...

Crews are battling a house fire Friday afternoon in Carbon County. According to the Carbon County Communications Center, ...

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

Crews are battling a house fire in Carbon County. Flames broke out along South Street in Jim Thorpe around 1 p.m. Friday.

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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.

Andrew Nierer, of Jim Thorpe, was coming home from a nearby grocery store when the small bear attacked him. Security camera ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - Firefighters battled flames at a home in Carbon County Friday afternoon. The fire was reported shortly ...