Bears are most active in the spring and summer, meaning you're most likely to encounter a bear in Gatlinburg between April ...

A Syrian brown bear had a seven-day snooze after being rescued from a tiny filthy prison - a cage he was welded inside.

It's spring in East Tennessee, which means the weather is warming, flowers are blooming and black bears are waking up. The Smokies are one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United ...