Megan Frank | WLVR

The orange and black-winged monarch butterfly has been declared endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Around this time last summer, more than 1,000 dead birds with a mysterious illness were reported around Pennsylvania. A year later, researchers say the outbreak appears to have vanished, but they still don’t know what happened.

In a few weeks, Pennsylvanians will no longer get a ping on their phones if they were near someone who tested positive for coronavirus. The state Department of Health says its “COVID Alert” app is no longer a critical tool.

For several years, there was no known natural predator to the invasive spotted lanternfly. But, as more studies have cropped up, researchers are finding that several animals like to make a meal out of the pests.

Amid rising gas prices, some drivers may also be in danger of an overdraft fee just for fueling their tank.

“You got fishermen that, God they’re in here every week, 52 weeks a year. The true fishermen, the diehards, I don’t think they care at all."

Bar and restaurant owners say supply chain issues and driver shortages mean delivery schedules have been cut back, which makes it harder for them to keep customer favorites on tap.

Organizers are asking people to bury a pair of 100% cotton underwear and in 60 days dig it back up — if the drawers deteriorate, that’s a sign that the soil is full of healthy microbes.

One in three firefly species in North America may be at risk of extinction, according to a study by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

The state Treasury Department says 1 out of every 10 people in Pennsylvania have unclaimed property.