Video showed the bear sprinting toward the mall, and shoppers went scattering. Wildlife officials were eventually able to ...

Black bears are increasingly becoming common in Connecticut, according to DEEP, with reports of bear sightings in heavily populated residential areas on the rise. Wildlife agencies have also seen ...

The idea of a limited hunt has gained the backing of a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers as well as Gov. Ned Lamont, though vocal opposition from conservation groups has so far kept the hunters at ...

Several shoppers "bear-ed witness" to a wild animal sighting at a Connecticut mall. Visitors to Westfarms Mall in West Hartford, Conn., caught sight of a big black bear in a nearby tree and ...

Video shows a black bear playing in the snow ... and she lives near the woods that the bear ran into. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC ...

Shock and surprise from shoppers on Friday who spotted this black bear up in a tree in front of the Macy’s entrance at Westfarms. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning.

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A black bear photographed in a yard in Connecticut. As their population of bears has grown, so has the frequency of their run-ins with people. Credit: Courtesy: CT DEEP State Sen. Henri Martin ...

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut (WABC) -- There was chaos at a mall in Connecticut after a bear charged through the parking lot. It happened at West Farms Mall in West Hartford last Friday. Video ...