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Bear draws crowd on lope through town

A sizeable black bear ambled through downtown Berkeley Springs on Saturday afternoon, July 6, and drew lots of attention as it crossed U.S. 522 at the Star Theatre and headed toward Mercer Street.

A black bear was spotted along Congress Street near the Star Theatre on Saturday, July 6. photo by Anne Nelson

Cpl. Sam Smith of the West Virginia State Police responded to multiple 911 calls about the animal shortly after 2 p.m.

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