The Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon, produce more than 80% of the nation's pears, said Ed Ing, a pear ...

One of the better sales out of Amazon is on the retailer's Fire Tablets. Amazon's answer to Apple's iPad is significantly cheaper, even at full price. During this early Black Friday, find Amazon ...

After all, were it not for the 19th-century monarch, we might not celebrate Christmas with a well-appointed fir tree. Though people across the globe had been decorating temples and domestic ...

The U.S. Forest Service has opened up Christmas tree permits from now until the end of the year. In Mt. Hood National Forest, permits for a single tree of up to 15 feet cost $5 and households can ...

Fire officials offered several Christmas tree safety tips to help prevent celebration from turning into tragedy. Christmas trees should be watered daily, as dry trees can burn extremely quickly ...