HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Harrisburg University of Science and Technology professor has identified an extinct species of painted turtle, one that is entirely new to science. Dr. Steven Jasinski, a professor ...

As we humans warm ourselves with space heaters, coats and gloves, western painted turtles are at the bottom of our region’s ice-covered ponds, streams and creeks. Sometimes they can be seen through ...

I was surprised by the movement underneath the shrub I was watering when a medium-size painted turtle came scurrying out. OK, it wasn’t that much of a scurry, but it was still moving quite quickly for ...