Houston nonprofit CYCLE rewards second-graders who reach their reading goals with brand-new bikes. See how it works and how ...

A cashier at a Family Dollar store in Pennsylvania was in for a surprise when a panicked 11-year-old boy ran inside, pursued ...

Hunters killed 368 bears during the first part of New Jersey’s annual bear hunt, a decrease compared to the same time last year, data from the state Department of Environmental Protection shows. The ...

BYU freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier is known as a guitar-strumming gunslinger for the Cougars. So it might be fitting how the signal caller dealt with a 14-point deficit on the road Saturday ...

When Revel Bikes announced that founder and former owner Adam Miller wasbuying the brand back, we couldn’t have been happier. There is always disappointment when any brand struggles, but the Revel ...

A wild, very “polite” and possibly lonely black bear recently paid a visit to its neighbors at a Northern California zoo. Before opening for the day, staff at Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka were ...

(CNN) - A 60-year-old man from New Zealand is the holder of the “world’s longest name.” For everyday use, he goes by Laurence Watkins. However, his full name has more than 2,200 words and takes about ...

There's a furry thief on the loose in West Hartford. West Hartford Animal Control said an injured bear has been taking pumpkins from homes in town. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you ...

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is urging residents to be safe and follow proper guidance to reduce the likelihood of conflicts with black bears this fall amid a rise ...

Vasi the sloth bear is using his new limb to dig, climb and play at Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre in India Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...

Build-A-Bear Workshop, the nearly 30-year-old toy brand, is having a breakout moment, eclipsing some of Wall Street’s biggest winners by targeting customers across a broad age range. The toy company’s ...

A black bear was found in a tree on the campus of Lake View Elementary in Page, Arizona. Officials believe the bear was displaced by the Kaibab fire and was searching for food. The bear was safely ...