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A Norway spruce known as the Tree of Everlasting Life planted in 1929 in Zoar will be replaced with a new version.

Work to restore power continued Monday for West Penn Power customers in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties following Saturday’s heavy winds that hit the region.

When tuning into the weather report, don’t be surprised if the on-air personality mentions the term “atmospheric river.” It’s definitely a real weather term, albeit one less heard, but it’s nothing like Pittsburgh’s other three such bodies of water. “It is mostly a term used on the West Coast for

Thousands still remained without power in Westmoreland and Fayette counties Sunday morning in the wake of high winds that toppled trees and damaged structures Friday and Saturday. West Penn Power reported close to 4,000 customer outages in Westmoreland County and about 2,300 in Fayette County at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Thousands of homes remained without power Saturday morning in Westmoreland and Fayette counties as a result of high winds that began moving through the region on Friday and remained a threat in some areas through early Saturday afternoon. As of 11:20 a.m., West Penn Power reported more than 16,000 outages

February did not make Pittsburgh shiver. Generally, February is the region’s second snowiest month of the year. Not this year. Just 0.2 inches of snow has accumulated over February in the Pittsburgh region so far. With highs reaching above 50 degrees on Tuesday, it is safe to assume the month

Social media sites have been full of hyperbole and misinformation since a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, early this month. Some viral posts have falsely claimed that the derailment and following controlled explosion were part of the deadliest environmental disaster in history — even

The derailment spilled hazardous chemicals into streams near the state border. And the controlled explosion did release a large plume of black smoke into the atmosphere. No humans have been reported injured or killed.

The so-called green comet will make its closest approach to Earth in about 50,000 years tonight, but whether you’ll see it in the skies above Western Pennsylvania is debatable. “Unfortunately, we’re going to have increasing cloudiness overnight,” said Lee Hendricks, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon. “Some

The deep freeze that took hold in Pittsburgh and much of the country Friday will soon give way to unseasonably mild conditions. Temperatures are expected to approach the 50s by Thursday.