Woman hits bear
with car, not hurt
TOWER CITY - A borough woman escaped injury after she hit a bear with her vehicle at 6:19 p.m. Saturday on Route 209, about a mile west of Tower Street, in Porter Township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Elyssa F. Ellinger, 22, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet east on Route 209 when two small bears crossed the road and she struck one of them with the vehicle.
The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front bumper and hood and had to be towed from the scene, police said.