Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They ...

The partial remains of an 89-year-old Florida man were found in one of the bears Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured ...

On Monday, 89-year-old Robert Markel was found dead about 100 yards from his Jerome, Florida home with injuries "indicating a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has concluded its initial investigation into what is now confirmed be ...

JEROME, Fla. (AP) — Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier, officials said Friday.

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

FWC has confirmed the DNA from the three bears killed were at the scene of the fatal attack. The agency says one bear had some of the victim's remains in it.

Wildlife officials in Florida are working to find the bear, or bears, behind an attack that killed an 89-year-old man and his ...

A man and a dog were killed in a bear attack in rural Jerome, Florida on May 5, 2025. A family member reportedly called 911 ...

These things do happen — we’re living in their environment,” said a resident after Monday’s deadly bear attack in Collier ...

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities ...