When a 151-car Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 near the Pennsylvania border, the smoke plume could be seen for miles. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported 38 rail cars derailed, fire damaged an additional 12 cars, and of the train’s 20 total hazardous material cars, 11…
Norfolk Southern Pays $1 Million to Pennsylvania Communities Harmed by February Derailment
July 24, 2023
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Police Narrow Search for Infant Lost in Flash Flood, After 2-Year-Old Sister’s Body Found
July 23, 2023
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—Search teams in Pennsylvania were focusing on one underwater area Sunday as they try to find a 9-month-old boy swept away in a flash flood, hours after authorities confirmed that the body of his 2-year-old sister was recovered from the Delaware River. Upper Makefield Township police said in a Facebook post Sunday that…
Body of Girl Found in River Believed to Be That of 2-Year-Old Lost in Pennsylvania Flash Flood
July 22, 2023
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—The body of a young girl was recovered Friday in the Delaware River and was believed to be a 2-year-old who was one of two children swept away from their family’s vehicle by a flash flood last weekend, authorities said. The body was found in the early evening near a Philadelphia wastewater treatment…
Emergency Road Repairs Stalled for Months as National Park Service Reviews Project
Brian McCartney lives and works in Pennsylvania, but his drive between the two takes him through New Jersey. The trip from Mr. McCartney’s home to his automotive repair shop used to be a simple jaunt up Route 611, from one town to another, along the Pennsylvania side of the scenic Delaware River in the Pocono…
University of Pennsylvania Health System Continues to Require COVID Shot
July 19, 2023
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The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS or Penn Medicine) still requires employees to get the COVID-19 shot. Recently Penn Medicine sent a letter to its employees letting them know that if they have a religious objection to the vaccine related to aborted baby cell lines, the Novavax shot uses no such cells in its…
Pennsylvania Parents Sue School District Over Discrimination
July 18, 2023
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Parents of parochial school students in Pennsylvania are suing a public school district, alleging officials violated their rights by not allowing their children to participate in the district’s extracurricular programs. Their legal complaint claims the State College Area School District (SCASD) and its board discriminated against Centre County students who attend religiously affiliated institutions by…
Gas Leaked From Bad Fitting at Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory Where 7 Died in Blast, Report Says
July 18, 2023
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Natural gas leaked from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion leveled one building, heavily damaged another and killed seven people, federal safety investigators said Tuesday as they continued to investigate the cause of the blast. One of two leaks at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading was…
Man Arrested While Preaching at Pennsylvania Pride Event Sues Police
July 18, 2023
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The street preacher who was arrested by police shortly after arriving at a June 3 LGBT pride event sponsored by the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, is suing the police, the city, and Reading Mayor Eddie Moran. The group Reading Pride Celebration partnered with the city for a ceremonial raising of the rainbow flag at Reading…
The Search for Children Lost in a Pennsylvania Flash Flood Continues Into a 4th Day
July 18, 2023
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—The search for a missing 2-year-old girl and her 9-month-old brother who were swept away from their car during flash flooding over the weekend carried into a fourth day, with officials acknowledging people seeking to volunteer to help but saying they won’t be needed. Upper Makefield Township police in a social media post…
Search for Children Lost in Pennsylvania Flash Flood Continues Into 4th Day
July 18, 2023
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—The search for a missing 2-year-old girl and her 9-month-old brother who were swept away from their car during flash flooding over the weekend carried into a fourth day, with officials acknowledging people seeking to volunteer to help but saying they won’t be needed. Upper Makefield Township police in a social media post…
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