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Learn how companion planting with Texas native plants conserves water, attracts pollinators and helps vegetables thrive, plus ...

If you're searching for some new plants to add to your garden for both vibrancy and wildlife value, take a look at the 2026 ...

Let's dive in even deeper with some unique, unusual, and surprising names for dogs with blue eyes. Though these aren't your ...

About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs. 50 states, 50 fixes About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately ...

It’s the end of the gardening season, and those of us who’ve endured a less-than-perfect layout may be itching to move shrubs around. But proper timing is imperative. I inadvertently planted a Clethra ...

The Torrance Police Department is declining to release the name, age and sex of the former student at this time Chris Spargo is a senior reporter at PEOPLE who joined the crime team in 2025. Chris is ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man nicknamed the “Deacon of Death” was executed Tuesday evening, nearly 30 years after committing two murders in Plant City. Samuel Smithers, 72, was a church deacon when he ...

A financially troubled Charleroi-area food processing company plans to close at the end of the month, eliminating 252 jobs in that mid-Mon Valley area where the economy is reeling from the recent ...

The fiancée of a pastor who was identified as one of the victims in the Tennessee munitions plant explosion said his church became a "packed house" this week after a call for prayer. Trent Stewart was ...