Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again; Floods Claims 5 Lives; Others, Including 2 Children, Missing
Jul 17 2023 // Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late...
Death Records Should Be Open to Public, Rules Pennsylvania Court
Jul 17 2023 // Autopsy records should be open to the public, a Pennsylvania court ruled in response to the county`s denial of a journalist`s requests for records pertaining to an inmate`s death. The case marks a further easing of the...
Humphreys Confirmed as Pennsylvania Insurance Chief
Jul 17 2023 // The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously confirmed Michael Humphreys to serve as the state’s insurance commissioner. Governor Josh Shapiro nominated Humphreys, who previously served as acting commissioner, to the top...
Buggy Driver, 2 Teens Seriously Injured in Pennsylvania Crash Involving Minivan
Jul 12 2023 // A man and two teenagers riding in a buggy pulled by a horse were seriously injured in a crash with a minivan over the weekend, authorities said. State police in Centre County say the minivan struck the rear of the buggy on...
No Injuries Reported After Explosion at Pennsylvania Town Public Works Building
Jul 7 2023 // An explosion at a building housing public works equipment in a Pennsylvania township destroyed the structure and heavily damaged some nearby homes, but no injuries were reported. Officials in Lancaster County`s Rapho...
Senate Confirms Humphreys as Pennsylvania Insurance Chief
Jun 30 2023 // The Pennsylvania Senate this week unanimously confirmed Michael Humphreys to serve as the state’s insurance commissioner. Governor Josh Shapiro nominated Humphreys, who previously served as acting commissioner, to...
Pennsylvania Weighs Expanding Medical Marijuana Access
Jun 29 2023 // Pennsylvania state senators began advancing legislation Wednesday that would liberalize the state’s 5-year-old medical marijuana program by expanding the scope of who can buy it and allowing it to be sold in edible...
‘Small Miracle’: How the I-95 Bridge Reopened Just 12 Days After Fiery Collapse
Jun 29 2023 // The rapid repair of a key stretch of Interstate 95, two weeks after a fiery crash caused an overpass to collapse, prompted one newspaper in Germany — known for having some of the world’s best roadways — to call...
Pennsylvania Senate Votes to Expand Ban on Driver’s Use of Phones
Jun 27 2023 // Pennsylvania’s state Senate wants to expand a ban on texting while driving and approved legislation on Thursday that would increase the penalties for motorists who are handling their cell phones for almost any...
Philadelphia’s I-95 to Open to Traffic This Weekend With Interim Fix: Governor
Jun 22 2023 // Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, more than a week after a section of the interstate collapsed in...
Weekend Mass Shootings Leave 6 People Dead and Dozens Injured Across the US
Jun 20 2023 // Mass shootings and violence across the U.S. killed at least six people this weekend, including a Pennsylvania state trooper, and wounded dozens of people. Multiple people with guns fired shots at a holiday crowd in...
Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia to Reopen Within 2 Weeks, Governor Says
Jun 19 2023 // The collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania’s governor said Saturday, after joining President Joe Biden on a helicopter tour over the critical segment of the...
Driver Lost Control of Tanker Before Fire Caused I-95 Highway Collapse, Say Officials
Jun 14 2023 // The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control on an off-ramp and flipped the tanker truck on its side in a wreck that set it afire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway,...
I-95 Collapse Update: Body Found in Wreckage; Governor Declares Disaster Emergency; Long Commutes Underway
Jun 13 2023 // Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire. Sunday’s fire...
Pennsylvania Governor to Issue Disaster Declaration After Portion of I-95 Collapses
Jun 12 2023 // Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he will issue a disaster declaration after a portion of heavily traveled Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapsed on Sunday morning due to an apparent tanker truck fire. Shapiro said the...
Insurer Not Liable for Botched Fracking Operation
Jun 9 2023 // A well servicing company that damaged 53 natural gas wells by using a defective chemical during a hydrofracking operation is not entitled to insurance coverage for a $13 million jury verdict because there was no accident,...
Child Sexual Assault Lawsuit Bill Fails to Advance in Pennsylvania
Jun 7 2023 // Child sexual abuse survivors pressed Pennsylvania lawmakers Monday to move ahead with opening a two-year window for them to file otherwise outdated lawsuits over their claims, but a partisan fight in the Legislature kept...
Illinois Catholic Clergy Abuse Report Could Prompt Lawsuits, Changes to State Law
May 26 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ attorney general has ended a five-year investigation into sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the state, releasing a nearly 700-page report that revealed the problem was far...
Eastman Chemical Resins to Pay $2.4M for Environmental Violations in Pennsylvania
May 26 2023 // Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. will pay a $2.4 million penalty for environmental violations at the sprawling 56-acre manufacturing facility in West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, that is now owned and operated by Synthomer...
No Chemicals Aboard 9 Freight Railcars That Derailed in Pennsylvania
May 12 2023 // Nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board and no reported injuries, fire department and company officials said. The derailment happened late...
