"Purple squirrel" is trending because a couple in Pennsylvania claim they have captured a wild purple squirrel –– not just faint purple hairs, but full-on purple. The story seems to check out, and people are trying to explain what turned the squirrel

A purple squirrel captured on Sunday by a couple from Jersey Shore, Pa., has been released back into the wild, AccuWeather.com reports. Jersey Shore residents Percy and Connie Elmert found the squirrel in a humane

A squirrel sits in a trap laid by the Emert family of Jersey Shore, Pa., in their garden. By Alan Boyle We may never know what made the purple squirrel of Jersey Shore purple, but experts don't doubt that it really was a squirrel of a different color.

His comrade died that day in April 1942, but Mr. Narvol was honorably discharged from the Army and told he would receive the Purple Heart. After recuperating in Honolulu and at Fort Meade, Md., Mr. Narvol returned to his native Squirrel Hill,

His comrade died that day in April 1942, but Mr. Narvol was honorably discharged from the Army and told he would receive the Purple Heart. After recuperating in Honolulu and at Fort Meade, Md., Mr. Narvol returned to his native Squirrel Hill,