As we steadily creep through winter and into the new year, the focus will eventually begin to move from the calm of night toward a season of increased light and activity. Every day we gain a couple more minutes of light in the evening and eventually more motivation and activity. As those longer ...

Pennsylvania’s state bird, the ruffed grouse, has suffered dramatic population losses due to the statewide scarcity of young forests and large-scale West Nile virus die-offs. To offset those losses, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has created a tool to identify prime grouse recovery ...

Where have all the Vikings gone? The majestic Polar Bear may not be indigenous to our area, but there is one local, rare, species acclimated to the Allegheny tundra that appears to be threatened to near extinction. It is the brave and fearless Nordic Warriors of the Winterfest Polar ...

None of the deer hunters I spoke with this fall said anything about noticing more deer this year. Very few complained, and none loudly. What a relief. But there were more deer this year in the areas I frequent than there have been in some years. The problem facing hunters is that not enough ...

The Department of Environmental Protection will continue to investigate the spill that created a visible sheen Saturday on the Allegheny River at Starbrick. According to DEP Community Relations Coordinator Tom Decker, an investigator will visit the scene on Tuesday. Not a lot of detail ...

Some oil reached the Allegheny River in Starbrick Saturday morning as a result of a spill. Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department responded to the report around 11:30 a.m., according to Chief Kirk Faust. Responders discovered a sheen of oil in a ditch along the railroad tracks behind ...