The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.

When Sue Story found her grandfather's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

FWC says the agency shot and killed three bears overnight. DNA samples from the scene and the bears will be tested in ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities released a recording Tuesday of the 911 calls that dispatch received after a man and his ...

We do know it was a bear attack,” an FWC spokesperson told reporters at a press conference. “We don't know if it was the same bear or multiple bears.” ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said two people were kayaking on Lake Kissimmee near the state park when one was attacked by ...

Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida’s first fatal attack. FWC is set to vote on opening a bear ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials have shot and killed three black ...

Robert Markel and his dog were found mauled to death on May 5, 2025, in a black bear attack in rural Jerome in Collier County ...

An 89-year-old man and his dog were killed in Collier County in Florida's first fatal bear attack. How common are attacks in Florida, Pensacola.

St. Augustine learned it has a new tourist Tuesday morning with the a black bear spotted in the downtown/Lincolnville area.