An eight-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina is closed due to an incident involving a black bear. The closure started Oct. 30 and will be in place until further notice.

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 section of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed by officials ... The tips also provide detailed instructions for what to do during a black bear encounter, including slowly backing away ...

FOX News' Chelsea Torres is live from Asheville providing the latest updates on the devastation and cleanup efforts in the Blue Ridge Mountains. North Carolina’s second-largest newspaper ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A section of the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina ... within a few feet (meters) of a small black bear, officials do not have any physical evidence ...

“Visitors are encouraged to be BearWise® when visiting bear country,” said Blue Ridge Parkway Wildlife Biologist Tom Davis. “These early season encounters are not out of the ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed by officials ... detailed instructions for what to do during a black bear encounter, including slowly backing away to ...