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SOUTH FAYETTE, Pa. — Bass Pro Shops has announced plans to build a new store in the Pittsburgh region. It is set to be located in South Fayette Township’

A Dovekie in Ocracoke Island's Silver Lake harbor on Jan. 4, 2024. Photo by Peter Vankevich By Peter Vankevich The cold open waters off Newfoundland may not seem like an ideal location to spend the winter. But it is for some, especially the Dovekie (Alle alle), a small seabird known as the Little Auk in…

Jacinta Price opposed a referendum to expand Indigenous rights in Australia. So why are some observers suggesting she could be prime minister one day?

Jacinta Price opposed a referendum to expand Indigenous rights in Australia. So why are some observers suggesting she could be prime minister one day?

Having had his fair share of trouble as Qantas boss, Joyce might have something to offer the embattled Sydney Theatre Company, which he chairs. Too bad he’s been on leave for two months.

Red knots, which stopover on Ocracoke during their spring migration, has a been a source of concern due to a rapid decline of its population linked to a drastic decrease of their food source, horseshoe crab eggs.

Red Knots of Ocracoke May 22, 2023. Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Those spending time on Ocracoke beach and other areas of the Outer Banks this spring may have been pleasantly surprised to see flocks of binge-foraging Red Knots, the rufa supspecies (Calidris canutus rufa). Transitioning from the drab basic or winter gray/white plumage…

The row between Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest over Sun Cable reveals the technical, economic and even geopolitical hurdles to completion

The Fountain Square craft cocktail bar will close at the end of the year.

Community groups say inflation and increased freight charges are making basic essentials ‘unaffordable’ for the most vulnerable