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

After Robert Markel's daughter called to report a bear had just killed her father's dog, officials found Markel's body yards ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities released a recording Tuesday of the 911 calls that dispatch received after a man and his ...

Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

The attack happened during the early morning hours on Monday in the area of State Road 29 and U.S. 41, south of the Big ...

Robert Markel and his dog were found mauled to death on May 5, 2025, in a black bear attack in rural Jerome in Collier County ...

Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a ...

FWC says the agency shot and killed three bears overnight. DNA samples from the scene and the bears will be tested in Gainesville with results expected in 24 hours.

Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida’s first fatal attack. FWC is set to vote on opening a bear ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have their work cut out for them this week due to two apparent bear ...