Big Bear eagles Jackie and Shadow made it back to their nest after the Fourth of July fireworks display sent them away. The ...

Herndon Community Center recreation supervisors Ron Tillman and Amanda Herzog, and Ann Marie E. Heiser Deputy Director at Town of Herndon Parks and Recreation Department. Photo by Ryan Dunn.

Move over, Smokey; there’s a new bear in town. Elden the bear began his tenure with the Town of Herndon Parks and Recreation ...

But Elden the Bear is the Town of Herndon’s newest summer hire and has already been dubbed “Employee of the Month” — despite the fact he doesn’t officially start on the job until July 1.

HERNDON, Va. — A new, furry face is joining the Town of Herndon's efforts to connect families with outdoor fun and recreation. The Herndon Parks & Recreation Department has introduced Elden the ...

A young black bear that wandered through three Maryland counties before being sedated and transported to Western Maryland turned up this week in the Virginia suburbs outside Washington, D.C.

“Elden the Bear” may be gone — safely relocated somewhere in Virginia — but the young black bear with a taste for the suburban backyard life won’t be forgotten.

HERNDON, Va. — It’s not every day you spot a bear in the ‘burbs, but on Monday, things got a little wilder than usual in Herndon. A large black bear was spotted lumbering near Alabama Drive ...

A bear killed a fawn in a New Jersey backyard before disappearing into the night Monday night, June 9, authorities confirmed.Officers responded to a home on Hartwich Street around 8:40 p.m. on Monday, ...

This "awfully cute" black bear made his way down from Maryland to Herndon, Virginia, where he got to see a bit of the town from the top of a tree. Wildlife experts safely got him down.

A young black bear was on the loose in Herndon Monday afternoon. It was an all-hands-on-deck approach to get this black bear out of the tree he took refuge in, and he was eventually captured.

A black bear, apparently the same one seen last month in Prince George’s County in suburban Maryland, showed up Monday in the Fairfax County town of Herndon.