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BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A now viral video taken over the weekend shows a group of tourists within feet of a black bear in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The 30-second video was filmed from ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers said they rescued a young black bear using some unconventional methods. It happened back in October on Laurel Creek Road.

Oh, when the bear comes marching in.... A black bear became the unintentional star of the Gatlinburg Fantasy of Lights Christmas parade on the evening of Dec. 8 as it strode through the streets of the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A bear was killed after it was found eating human remains in the Great Smoky Mountains, wildlife officials said on Saturday. Park rangers found male human remains at a campsite ...