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TODAY: It’s National Apple Pie Day, according to NationalToday.com . It’s also International Hummus Day, National Fruit Cocktail Day, Cough Drop Day, ...

KANE — The rain held off and the weather was cool and cloudy – perfect for finishing up a massive planting project on Collins Pine Company lands with ...

DATES: April 20 through 29 of this year might be considered extra lucky by some folks. That’s because these dates are palindromes — the same forward a...

WARREN — The US Forest Service plans to use prescribed fire as a forest management tool from early April until mid-May in the Allegheny National Fores...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Spring frosts can have devastating effects on apple production, and a warming climate may be causing trees to blossom early, making ...

(TNS) — Walmart recently announced that they have agreed to a $45 million settlement in a lawsuit that claimed that the retailer sold weighted groceri...

December weather is seldom fun but the third week was mild, so I grabbed the shotgun and headed out to an old lease location where a mixture of hemloc...

The white-tailed buck is the most pursued game animal in North America. Although just about all deer hunters love to hunt for venison, there’s somethi...

UNIVERSITY PARK — As days shorten and temperatures drop in the temperate zones around the world, many woody plants begin physiological changes to cons...

PITTSBURGH — Whether a flock of the much-coveted evening grosbeaks or eastern bluebirds shows up at a feeder in Pine Township or in Murrysville, it’s ...

Whether a flock of the much-coveted evening grosbeaks or eastern bluebirds shows up at a feeder in Pine Township or in Murrysville, it’s all about get...

It was time to slip on my pack, adjust my head lamp, grab the rifle. The hill rose steeply before me as the cold air nipped shrewdly at my face and ea...

When was the last time you thought about your gallbladder? We are constantly reminded to pay attention to our cholesterol levels, our heart health and...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Winter is coming. To survive the low winter temperatures, wildlife seeks food and shelter in various ways. Making sure you have stru...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Over the past few weeks, if you have been walking under oaks or hickories, you may have been struck by discarded pieces of acorns or...

LETTER 2: Part 2 of the letter from Bradford resident Paul P. Lyon, who was working in the Dominican Republican in December of 1923. We left off with ...

SPIDERS: Y uck, right? Well, not always, and not for everyone. But Farmers’ Almanac has tips for keeping the eight-legged creeps out of our homes. The...

The dreaded spotted lanternfly will soon return to menace anyone outdoors across most of the state, but there is still time to prepare for the rapidly...

LEAVE THE LEAVES. That’s right, leave the leaves in the garden for another month or so. It can be tempting as signs of Spring start popping up, but do...