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Bear crashes into Kentucky kitchen, eats fried chicken

A bear entered a Harlan County home overnight, smashed a glass table and ate leftover fried chicken while the homeowner slept.

Published Aug 19, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Decades after the Bluegrass State became linked to the infamous “Cocaine Bear” saga, another Kentucky bear is drawing attention for a far less dangerous, but no less unusual, food-related encounter. This time, the incident involved leftover fried chicken, a shattered table and a sleeping homeowner in Eastern Kentucky, WLKY reported.