Ironically, what made the spruce a fantastic Christmas tree also made it structurally weak: The branches that spanned 46 feet in diameter left lots of knots in the wood, so the beams were mainly used ...

The annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration of Fastnacht Day falls on Shrove Tuesday and marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following day, on Ash Wednesday, and is a period ...

Once their three children became adults, Michael and Jill Loughran moved from Stowe, Vermont, to a rural town about an hour away – more specifically, to a 300-acre spread that ...

A 71-year-old man died after a tree fell on him in Washington County. The incident occurred sometime between 9 a.m. and 3:55 p.m. on Monday, according to reports from KDKA and WPXI. Washington ...

A 61-year-old Bucks County woman was killed Wednesday when a tree fell on her during a walk through the Saucon Rail Trail, authorities said. The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office is identifying the ...

My first culinary encounter with sembal dodde – which is what the buds of Bombax ceiba, or silk cotton tree, are called in Khadi Boli spoken in Saharanpur – was one of wonder. It is not so ...

Fastnachts are pastries that are similar to doughnuts but more dense. HistoryFasnacht Day is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.

Police say a woman in Philadelphia was killed after a tree fell onto her car. It happened in the 500 block of Hill Creek Drive around 6:15 p.m. Sunday night. Neighbors say the victim was near her ...

Non-native trees and shrubs are found in much of Pennsylvania. While many are planted with the intention of adding beauty to a landscape, homeowners may not realize the negative ecological and ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police say a Maryland man was killed over the weekend after he reportedly crashed his vehicle into a tree in Bedford County. According to a state police crash ...

Multiple Pennsylvania State legislators have released a statement condemning Penn State's new plan to potentially close numerous branch campuses. State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and State Reps.