Category: Pennsylvania

Man Finds Undetonated Blasting Cap on Property 1.4 Miles From Norfolk Southern’s Controlled Toxic Chemical Burn

Like many residents who live within a few miles of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Feb. 3 train derailment, Jerry Corbin evacuated before the railroad decided to conduct a controlled burn of five freight cars containing the toxic vinyl chloride on Feb. 6. When he returned to his home in Darlington Township, Pennsylvania—around 1.4 miles from the…


Man Finds Undetonated Blasting Cap on Property 1.4 Miles From Ohio Derailment Controlled Toxic Chemical Burn

Like many residents who live within a few miles of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Feb. 3 train derailment, Jerry Corbin evacuated before the railroad decided to conduct a controlled burn of five freight cars containing the toxic vinyl chloride on Feb. 6. When he returned to his home in Darlington Township, Pennsylvania—around 1.4 miles from the…


EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Chemicals After Ohio Train Derailment

Norfolk Southern Railway has been ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct “all cleanup actions” associated with the Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. “Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess that they created and the trauma that they inflicted on this community and…


18-Year-Old Arrested in Slaying of Temple University Police Officer

PHILADELPHIA—An man is facing murder and other charges in the death of a Temple University police officer shot and killed near campus Saturday night, authorities said. The Philadelphia district attorney’s office said 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer will face charges of murder, murder of a law enforcement officer, robbery, carjacking, and weapons crimes in the death of…


Biden Applauds Fetterman’s ‘Brave’ Choice to Seek Treatment for Depression

President Joe Biden on Feb. 17 praised Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) two days after the senator checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center seeking treatment for clinical depression. “John, Gisele—Jill and I are thinking about your family today,” the president wrote in a tweet addressing Fetterman and his wife. “Millions of people struggle with…


Temple University Police Officer Shot Dead Near Philadelphia Campus

A police officer of Temple University was killed after he was shot in the head while responding to a robbery near the Philadelphia campus on Saturday night, according to officials. The university said the officer was trying to arrest a suspect linked to the robbery of a convenience store near the campus, at 1700 W….


Trial Ordered in Shooting That Killed 1 Officer, Wounded 2nd

Pittsburgh — A man has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting death of one police officer and the wounding of another in western Pennsylvania earlier this month. Johnathan Jermia Morris, 31, of McKeesport is charged in Allegheny County with criminal homicide, attempted homicide and assault of a law enforcement officer and firearms crimes…


Pennsylvania Mother Arrested After 6-Year-Old Son Takes Gun to School

A woman in Pennsylvania was arrested this week after officials at her 6-year-old son’s elementary school found a handgun and bullets in his backpack, prosecutors said. Jasmin Devlin, 30, of Norristown turned herself in on Tuesday (Feb. 14) and has been arraigned on charges of “felony Endangering the Welfare of a child and Reckless Endangerment…


In East Palestine After Toxic Derailment, Sen. Vance Has Questions for Railroad, Feds

Speaking from East Palestine, Ohio, site of the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway train and subsequent deliberate burn of freight cars containing toxic chemicals, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) questioned Norfolk Southern’s actions and the responsiveness of federal authorities. Vance’s Feb. 16 visit comes as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has informed Ohio…


Sen. Fetterman Back in Hospital, Now With Mental Health Issue

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is back in the hospital according to his chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, who released a statement Thursday afternoon. “Last night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression. While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it…