Whether or not you subscribe to the notion that the “Seattle Freeze” is definitely a real thing ... dozens of people stopped to hug the bear, give it a high five, snap a selfie or pose ...

An Athens woman remains scared after she said a stranger sought a date, then hugged and kissed her weeks ago at her home.

Amazon employee Ashley Brunner hugs a giant (fake) bear from the Chamber of Connection, a new civic organization in Seattle, on Wednesday in South Lake ...