A thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail said it was agonizing when a bear bit him in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bradley Veeder, 49, was sleeping in his tent near Spence Field Backcountry ...

Sheriff’s deputies in Virginia found the body of a hiker in his tent near the town of Damascus on Sunday, law enforcement confirmed. The campsite was located near the Appalachian Trail. Washington ...

A black bear tried to nose its way into a tent in New Jersey’s Stokes State Forest on Wednesday night, prompting the park service to announce that it was closing the Brink Road shelter to hikers.

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Washington County, Virginia Sheriff Blake Andis confirmed deputies found a thru-hiker’s body in a tent off Mountain City Road early Sunday morning. At 2:30 a.m., deputies ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Washington County, Virginia Sheriff Blake Andis confirmed deputies found a thru-hiker’s body in a tent off Mountain City Road early Sunday morning. At 2:30 a.m., deputies ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — The body of an Appalachian Trail hiker was found in Washington County, Virginia, early Sunday, according to Sheriff Blake Andis. Police found the body of 55-year-old ...

In this May 17, 2015 photo, a Louisiana Black Bear, sub-species of the black bear that is protected under the Endangered Species Act, is seen in a water oak tree in Marksville, La. Gerald Herbert AP A ...

Officials have closed camping access at several sites along the Appalachian Trail due to reports of aggressive bears approaching hikers. The camping closure effective May 10 spans seven miles of the ...

World War II veteran Earl Shaffer was the first person to complete hiking the Appalachian Trail. When Shaffer began his journey at Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia, he intended it as a self-care retreat ...