“The neighbor had no other choice but to shoot and kill the bear,” Schatz told TNonline. Nierer wasn’t seriously injured in the attack, and told WBRE he’s actually sorry for the bear, which witnesses say had been trying to get into a market in town before leaving and encountering Nierer.

It was a close call for a man who was attacked by a bear in Carbon County and it was caught on camera. The video shows the bear approaching the man in Jim Thorpe on Sunday. That man tries to walk away but the bear follows and then jumps on him.

Pennsylvania's state House Democratic caucus says one of its members has died, leaving the chamber deadlocked at 101-101. House Democrats said Sunday night that Rep.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is stuck in a 101-101 partisan divide following the sudden death of one of its Democratic members, leaving the chamber deadlocked until a special election is held.

A cause of death has not been disclosed, though House leadership previously said that Gergely suffered a medical issue over the holidays.