Despite noisemakers, baited traps and an entire month of waiting, a half-ton bear spent Christmas under an Altadena home.

Biologists safely captured a bear in Altadena – but not the one that’s taken up residence in a homeowner’s crawlspace.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife attempted to trap a bear that has been living under a crawlspace of an ...

A massive metal trap laced with chicken and sardines set up to lure a brazen bear that’s been living under a man’s house for over 20 days captured the wrong black bear — leaving a terrified homeowner ...

A large metal cage bear trap, placed by CDFW biologists on Johnson's property, was sprayed with cherry and caramel scents, ...

California wildlife officials attempted to lure a bear out from underneath an Altadena man's home -- but ended up catching ...

A huge bear living under a man’s home doesn’t seem to want to leave, not even falling for a sweet-scented trap.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is still on the lookout for a specific bear that has taken up residence in an ...

It’s been a beary tough stretch for this California homeowner. Sleep deprivation, strange smells, severe damage, and things that go bump in the night. It’s all part of what it’s ...

A massive bear has entrenched himself for several days beneath an Altadena home, showing no intention of moving out amid persistent efforts to displace him and a throng of curious local residents ...

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A trap intended for a bear living under an Altadena home caught a different bear who wandered onto the property.