ASHEVILLE — As park staff continue to monitor an 8-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway closed to the public Oct. 30 after reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear, a ...

More: 'Aggressive' bear encounters force trail closure off Blue Ridge Parkway More: Video: Black bear takes stroll outside City Hall in downtown Asheville, spooks tourists The parkway traverses ...

A bear cub caused chaos on North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway after curious motorists ... but no photos of those embraces have been shared. The black bear was seen walking along the wooden ...