The US Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency have filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern for environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February, leading to the evacuation of half of the 5,000 residents of East Palestine, Ohio. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said the government is seeking to hold the company accountable for the pollution and to ensure it pays for the full cost of the environmental cleanup.
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Two men, Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky, have pleaded guilty to charges of cheating and unlawful ownership of wild animals in an Ohio fishing tournament last fall. As part of a plea deal, they agreed to three-year suspensions of their fishing licenses and to pay a fine of $1,000 each. The tournament director has not yet commented on the incident.
Search and rescue teams have found two additional bodies after an explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania candy factory last week, raising the death toll to seven. The cause of the explosion is still unknown and is being investigated by the West Reading Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is also involved in the investigation.
Four people have been confirmed dead and four are still missing after an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania on Friday. Rescue crews worked overnight to locate the fourth victim, and the remains of a third victim were discovered on Saturday. Authorities are continuing their search for the remaining four missing persons, and the cause of the explosion is still under investigation. The West Reading community is in mourning as they grapple with this tragic loss of life.
At least two people have died and nine are unaccounted for after an explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Fire and smoke were seen at the scene and six to eight people were taken for medical attention. The cause of the explosion is unknown and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the West Reading Police Department.
At least two people were killed and several others injured in an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania on Friday evening. The blast sent a plume of black smoke into the air, resulting in the destruction of a building at the facility and damage to a nearby building. Reading Hospital received a total of eight patients, with one transferred to another hospital and the other five expected to be treated and discharged. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation.
Riley Williams, a 22-year-old far-right extremist from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to three years in prison for her role in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors argued that Williams had "distasteful" beliefs and was an "accelerant" of the mob, leading an "army" up a set of stairs toward the office of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. At her sentencing hearing, Williams was accused of obstructing the investigation and denying responsibility for her actions. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ultimately sentenced Williams to three years in prison and three years of supervised release.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern in federal court, seeking to make sure the company pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The complaint alleges that the company violated hazardous waste and water quality laws and was negligent for causing the incident, and seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring and economic losses in the village and surrounding areas. The lawsuit is the latest legal action taken against Norfolk Southern in the wake of the incident and could be a legal route to address long-lasting impacts from spilled and burned chemicals.