While an important native bird species, officials say woodpeckers can cause problems around Connecticut homes primarily due to drumming and drilling activities.

A white-headed woodpecker stirs the dawn quiet, hammering at a patch of charred bark stretching 15 feet up the trunk of a ponderosa pine. The first streaks of sun light the tree’s green crown, sending ...

White oaks once ruled the now vineyard-blanketed Willamette Valley. Maggie Harrison shows they don’t have to be sacrificed to ...

It all started at Halloween after World War II in Philadelphia when a family decided to try something new with the ...

A deranged Illinois motorist purposely drove his car into the back of a police SUV during a traffic stop, then bizarrely told officers he did it because he was “bored” and “hates cops.” Body camera ...

Pennsylvania’s counties, school districts and social service agencies are warning of mounting layoffs, borrowing costs and damage to the state’s safety net as the politically divided state government ...

A serious incident occurred in Olympia, Washington, when an intruder broke into the Capitol building, causing significant damage to historical artifacts. Subscribe to get twice-daily updates on the ...

As New Hampshire’s largest developed state park, Bear Brook offers an embarrassment of natural riches that would make even the most jaded city dweller stop scrolling through their phone and look up in ...

Tennessee’s wildlife and environmental agencies plan to bring back a species no longer found in the state: the red-cockaded ...

The red-cockaded woodpecker could soon become a common sight in Tennessee thanks to a new effort by state and federal ...

These common Spooky Season sights represent an epic battle between squirrels and pumpkin-havers over the fate of the festive ...