News
Jun 13, 2022
Bradford has always had a propensity for town characters. Nearly everyone can remember at least one individual, man or woman, who made the Bradford ar...
Local Sports, Outdoors
Feb 03, 2022
Pennsylvania’s black bear population is down again for a second straight year, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Emily Carrollo, commissi...
News, Outdoors
Feb 02, 2022
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hunters took 3,659 Pennsylvania black bears in 2021, the fifth-best bear harvest ever and the second largest since 2011. That total...
News, PA State News
Jan 22, 2022
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Human foods, including junk foods, are not as beneficial to bears as some who provide those foods to the bruins might believe. Acco...
News, Outdoors, PA State News
Dec 14, 2021
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania bear hunters harvested at least 3,619 black bears this year, which would rank 2021 as the 7th top bruin harvest of all...
News, Outdoors, PA State News
Nov 20, 2021
With nearly 1,200 black bears killed by Pennsylvania hunters already this fall, the hunting seasons that will draw the most hunters into woodlands acr...
News, Outdoors, PA State News
Oct 15, 2021
Bear hunters in Pennsylvania, of which there likely will be the most ever this hunting season, will have more opportunities to pursue the animals this...
News, Outdoors, PA State News
Sep 25, 2021
Pennsylvania is ranked eighth nationally for the largest number of deaths through wildlife attacks from 1999 to 2019. Through those 20 years, Pennsylv...
News, Outdoors, PA State News
Aug 27, 2021
Many ginseng collectors plant seeds of the endangered medical herb in the Pennsylvanian forests where they collect it, but that could have both positi...
News, Round the Square
May 12, 2021
BRAVING A BEAR : What would you do if you saw a bear? For Fretz sixth grader Caleigh Means, the answer is save a loved one, which is something the fam...
Local News
Jul 18, 2020
WARREN — The Allegheny National Forest announced the opening of a new trail segment called the Black Bear Trail on Thursday. The Black Bear Trail is a...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
Jul 02, 2020
It’s that time of year when black bear sightings increase. While we are in the early stages of summer, black bears are beginning to prepare for the fa...
Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
Jun 04, 2020
She stood looking alert with her fawn standing nearby. What a sight! Chances were that there was another newborn in the vicinity as well. A couple of ...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
Nov 21, 2019
The game pole is where hunters gather this time of year, especially after a black bear or a white-tailed deer has been retrieved from the field. As th...
Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
Oct 24, 2019
Changes to Pennsylvania’s big game hunting season relating to October offers a wide range of opportunities. The regular archery season opened for deer...
Local News, Online Features
Sep 25, 2019
A local black bear went on an adventure at a new place on Thursday: middle school. The unexpected visitor stopped at 8:54 p.m. Thursday night at Floyd...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
Jul 18, 2019
Nature can be captivating and even mesmerizing for some, but don’t throw caution to the wind and engage in stupid. A recent visit to the Grand Canyon ...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
May 16, 2019
What do you do when you run into trouble? In today's society many feel that a call to 911 will save the day. But that's not always the case. This is e...
Bradford, News, Outdoors
May 15, 2019
Two local residents captured photos of black bears near their homes over the weekend in the Bradford area. For Amber Burr, a Jackson Avenue resident, ...
Columns, Outdoors, Sports
Mar 14, 2019
Black bears create an atmosphere of excitement whenever they’re encountered. After all, this creature of the wild can go wherever they want. However t...
Nation & World, PA State News
June 15, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
PA State News
June 15, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
PA State News
June 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
June 14, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
