We want to introduce you to Bear. This large, goofy, happy boy is just under two years old.

A young bear was euthanized after being rescued from a tree in Downtown Roanoke.

A bear cub that was rescued from a tree in downtown Roanoke on Monday night has been euthanized, according to the Virginia Dept. of Wildlife Resources.

PLAY Roanoke is warning Mill Mountain Park visitors to be vigilant after a bear sighting at the park Thursday.

A bear on the loose prompted a lockdown at Roundhill Elementary School, according to Paige Pearson with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Unwelcomed guests are not always pleasant, especially when an animal gets close to your home.

Roanoke police say they have gotten several calls about bear sightings near Hershberger Road NE & Carlton Road SW.

Bear and his owner were reunited thanks to the Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department after they saved Bear from the Maury River.

A bear got himself into a tricky situation last week, one that left him 20 feet off the ground.

YAKUATA, Alaska – It was anything but a regular landing for an Alaska Airlines jetliner when it struck a brown bear early Saturday evening, according to airline officials. Alaska Airlines flight 66 hit and killed a bear while landing here in Yakutat last night. The Boeing 737-700 struck and killed a brown bear sow, but its cub, thought to be roughly 2 years old, was uninjured, Dapcevich said. Dapcevich said employees undergo annual wildlife hazard training and use pyrotechnics or vehicles to herd animals away from the area when needed. He said it was dark out when the plane landed, and crews followed normal procedure checking the runway Saturday.