Frank Kummer
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Stinging Asian needle ants march into Philly
To date, there have been only three sightings of stinging needle ants in Pennsylvania, and all are in Philadelphia.

鈥楬ighest attended ski season ever鈥: Poconos finally catches a cold, but in a good way
This winter, the resorts finally enjoyed months of extended cold after a series of previous warm winters 鈥 the difference between powder and ice, gliding and skidding.

Dried waterways from 小欧视频 to Philly to NJ stun residents, leave fish stranded, hurt outdoor tourism
Vince Spaits took a recent 3-mile hike along the Coplay and Jordan creeks in Lehigh County, and what the avid outdoorsman saw astonished him 鈥 dried sections of creek beds...

N.J. Forest Fire service battle multiple wildfires, one near popular preserve, another near gun range as state enters ‘extreme drought’
Four blazes have ignited this week.

Rare butterfly only found on Pa. military base should be listed as endangered, feds say
The eastern subspecies of the regal fritillary butterfly is found in only one location in North America: Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center.

A much-needed makeover: How Philadelphia鈥檚 Independence National Historical Park is getting ready for America鈥檚 250th birthday
With a backlog of $199 million in deferred maintenance and repairs for deteriorating facilities, much of Independence National Historical Park is in need of TLC. And the pressure is on,...

Girl Scout camp preserved in Montgomery County
The camp links several hundred acres of other open space, including Upper Frederick Township鈥檚 Bob Wayland Memorial Park and Constable Charles Spellhoffer Memorial Park.

Swarthmore College apologizes for digging up a Native American burial ground a century ago
鈥淣o matter the educational intentions or that these practices may have been commonplace at the time they occurred, these remains should have been treated with dignity and respect and should...

Dirt bike riders, crowd surround and vandalize 2 occupied Philly police cars at Rivers Casino
The Rivers Casino incident began shortly after 2 a.m. when a police officer on patrol approached the casino, where several dirt bike riders were performing doughnuts, police said. The officer...

Bystander fatally shoots dog attacking a woman and her dog, Philly police say
Both the woman and the man who shot the dog remained at the scene and cooperated with police, according to a report. Neither was injured, although the woman鈥檚 dog was...