ORLANDO, Fla. — Perhaps Smokey the Bear can add a new slogan to his repertoire: Only HE can help prevent forest sign thefts. That is a bit of a stretch. But this is, um, fur real: a person dressed in ...

Throughout the past 70 years, there's been one person, or bear rather, who has been responsible for educating the world about the dangers of forest fires. Smokey the Bear, the beloved spokesperson for ...

Smokey Bear will turn 70 Saturday. As the friendly, huggable bear with the brimmed hat and shovel enters his golden years, he's burning up Twitter. But his message of fire prevention through personal ...

An unusual crime spree involving stolen Smokey the Bear signs led investigators to discover they were being sold online for as much as $1,900, Florida officials say. The iconic signs, which promote ...

A vintage Smokey Bear sign that had been a fixture at the Bear Creek Twp Volunteer Hose Co. was stolen earlier this week, becoming at least the second wildfire-prevention sign stolen in the area in ...

Florida authorities say a man is in custody after he went on a bizarre, multi-city crime spree — stealing Smokey Bear signs from state forests and flipping them for $1,900 each on Facebook Marketplace ...