black bear

A big black bear was spotted last night (Wednesday, September 18th) in a very busy area of Albany County.

Police are investigating a scary incident involving a black bear rushing in front of a moving car.

While there are some people who have never seen a black bear in the wild, chances are no one wants to see a bear that large in their backyard.

Bears are waking up from their long winter's nap and making their way around the Capital Region.

Troy police have confirmed that a black bear has been seen in Troy.

Watch this video of a Black Bear roaming around Colonie. If you see him, report him.

The number of bear sightings is way up with year according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

There have been more and more wildlife sightings in the Capital Region lately. There have also been more bears seen in both rural and city areas in recent weeks. One county is putting out an alert and giving tips on how to deal with black bears in the area.

Around 2 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Albany Police sent out a message through Nixle telling citizens that a black bear was spotted walking through yards near South Manning Boulevard and Keeler Drive. That is a very residential part of Albany, equidistant from St. Peter's Hospital and The Albany Jewish Community Center on Whitehall Road. This area is no stranger to bears and a few people have clai

A black bear bear was caught on tape curiously sniffing around on a man's front porch in Schenectady County on Sunday night.  Local residents are wondering where the migrating mammal was off to next and why it wasn't practicing proper social distancing?

As we end the year and decade, it's interesting to look back on the year to see what's happened in the last 365 or so days. Looking back, some pretty strange stuff happened around here in 2019. Do you remember?

Who knew our area would become quite the hub for movie filmings? A new movie just started filming in our area and you still have a chance to catch a peek.