Polar bear Knut's female companion Giovanna steals the show in BerlinSeptember 23rd, 2009 Polar bear Knut's friend Giovanna meets the pressBERLIN — Giovanna, the new companion of Berlin's favorite polar bear, Knut, has star quality as well. The female polar bear from Munich delighted photographers and visitors at the Berlin zoo Wednesday by plunging into her pool for a swim while exploring her outside enclosure for the first time — but without Knut.
Oregon bear tranquilized by biologist, drowns in creekSeptember 21st, 2009 Tranquilized Oregon bear drowns in creekMEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a bear drowned in a creek after it was tranquilized.
Grizzly bear gets swimming lessons in local pool to prepare for television specialSeptember 13th, 2009 Grizzly bear gets swimming lessons in local poolHELENA, Mont. — A 7-year-old learning how to swim at the local pool is nothing new unless it's an 800-pound grizzly bear taking the plunge.
Pfahler catches 2 touchdown passes to help Grizzlies defeat Division II school 38-0September 5th, 2009 Montana cruises to 38-0 victory in season openerMISSOULA, Mont. — Steve Pfahler caught two second-half touchdown passes Saturday to lead Montana to a 38-0 season-opening victory over Division II Western State, Colo.
Feds offer reward for information about large Montana grizzly illegally shot and killedAugust 23rd, 2009 Reward offered for information about dead grizzlyGREAT FALLS, Mont. — The U.S.
Shooting death of large grizzly bear in Montana investigated by federal, state authoritiesAugust 20th, 2009 Shooting death of grizzly investigated in MontanaGREAT FALLS, Mont. — One of Montana's biggest grizzly bears, a male that stood more than 7 1/2 feet tall and was informally known as "Maximus," has been found shot to death, and state and federal wildlife officials are investigating why.
2 grizzlies killed in Glacier National Park, including one that wandered through campgroundsAugust 19th, 2009 2 bears killed in Glacier National ParkWEST GLACIER, Mont. — A disturbingly friendly grizzly bear that had boldly wandered through campgrounds and sniffed food and around the edges of tents has been killed after Glacier National Park officials determined the animal had become too much of a threat to humans.
Police: NY tow truck driver was texting and talking on 2 cell phones when he hit car, poolJuly 31st, 2009 Police: Texting, talking NY trucker hits car, poolLOCKPORT, N.Y. — Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.
Authorities: 8-year-old boy, 2 adult relatives drown at South Carolina poolJune 30th, 2009 8-year-old boy, 2 adult relatives drown in SC poolEASLEY, S.C. — An 8-year-old child and two adults have drowned in a swimming pool at a home in northwestern South Carolina.
800-pound pig that survived highway crash surfaces in swimming pool in Arkansas homeJune 30th, 2009 Pig that survived crash surfaces in swimming poolLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An 800-pound hog that survived on its own for a week after a truck flipped while on its way to a slaughterhouse has surfaced in a swimming pool at a home near the crash site.
Texas mother dies in same swimming pool less than a year after her 2 children drownedJune 18th, 2009 Texas woman dies in pool year after children didCOPPELL, Texas — A medical examiner's office in Texas has determined that a woman found dead at the same swimming pool where her two children drowned less than a year ago committed suicide. Coppell police say Matthew Stocco pulled his wife, 35-year-old Van Ha Stocco, from the pool at their home Wednesday afternoon.
Grizzly bear victim and his savior plan Montana meeting on 50th anniversary of maulingJune 15th, 2009 Grizzly bear victim, savior to meet in MontanaHELENA, Mont. — Joseph Williams was a 20-year-old Midwesterner hungry for adventure in 1959 when a hike through Glacier National Park turned into a vicious encounter with a grizzly bear.
South Florida couple planning to start honeymoon trip find car plunged in their poolJune 12th, 2009 Pair planning to start honeymoon find car in poolCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A South Florida couple woke up to a car plunged in their pool.
Correction: Grizzly Bear CoolersMay 29th, 2009 Correction: Grizzly Bear CoolersHELENA, Mont. — In a May 28 story about food coolers that passed tests for resistance to grizzly bears, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the owner of Engel USA in Jupiter, Fla.
After 3 maulings, some Anchorage residents want wildlife officials to crack down on bearsMay 11th, 2009 Outrage builds in Anchorage after bear attacksANCHORAGE, Alaska — Spring is here and bears are emerging from their dens for the short stroll to Alaska's largest city. Some residents are putting out the NO VACANCY sign.
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