Altadena man Samy Arbid was among the lucky ones after the Eaton Fire, when he returned to find his home had been spared. He did, however, have an unusual new housemate, in the shape of a massive bear ...

The giant bear made its home under a California house during the devastating fires that ripped through the Golden State ...

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This collection of photos was curated by AP photo editors Leslie Mazoch and Rachel Leathe.

An Altadena family who evacuated due to the Eaton Fire returned to their home to find a furry friend underneath the house.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife found that the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County displaced more than just the ...

The 525-pound male was relocated to the Angeles National Forest after being found in the crawl space of the evacuated home.

When an Altadena couple returned home after the Eaton Fire evacuation orders were lifted, they didn't know what they'd find — ...

After being lured out with food, this 525-pound bear was safely captured and relocated by wildlife officials to Angeles ...

An Altadena family returning to their home for the first time since the start of the Eaton Fire were surprised to find a massive, 500-pound bear had made a home in their crawlspace.

A 238-kilogram bear was found hiding in a home's crawl space to escape the LA wildfires that tore through Altadena. It took a ...

An Altadena, Calif., man was shocked to discover he couldn't return to his home — which he evacuated due to the Eaton fire — because a 525-lb. bear had nested in the crawl space under his house. It ...