“I couldn’t believe it”: Bear seen in Virginia Beach neighborhood

“I couldn’t believe it”: Bear seen in Virginia Beach neighborhood

A black bear sighting in Virginia Beachs Alanton neighborhood surprised residents this week, with some saying they never expected to see one so close to home.I would have thought you were crazy, said Kirstyn Atkinson, recalling what she might have said if told she would see a black bear in Virginia Beach.Atkinson said she spotted the bear Wednesday and captured video of the encounter. She said she had been walking in her neighborhood with a frie…