The 525-pound bear survived the fire while living under Arbid’s house. The bear was no stranger to the neighborhood before the fire. Residents even gave him a name, calling him Barry.

The fire scorched more than 14,000 acres and ranks among the state’s top three most destructive wildfires. The 525-pound bear survived the fire while living under Arbid’s house. The bear was no ...

“We had heard from neighbors that there’s, you know, this big bear. He comes around all the time,” Arbid said last week. “Nobody knew that the bear was actually living under our hous ...