The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

Sauce Gardner PFF’s top cornerback for 2022 season, Tariq Woolen No. 35

Here are the full top-35 corner grades from PFF this year.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 6, 2023

National Guard activated to help town as derailment smolders

Officials are working to prevent any major explosion from the smoldering wreckage of an Ohio train derailment near the Pennsylvania state line

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Explosion ‘imminent’ after train carrying chemicals derails near Ohio town

A smoldering fire has persisted in a tangle of dozens of freight cars, some carrying hazardous materials, that derailed in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Rest in Peeps: US candy pioneer Bob Born dies at 98

Pennsylvania confectioner worked out how to mass produce marshmallow Easter treat that now sells billions each year

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2023

US Cargo Train Derails, Causing Huge Fire and Leaking Hazardous Gas

A cargo train derailed in the midwestern United States, sparking a massive fire and triggering the release of small amounts of vinyl chloride, a hazardous chemical, officials said Saturday. No injuries or fatalities were reported after around 50 cars of the 140-car train came off the tracks late Friday near…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 5, 2023

A 50-car freight train derailed in Ohio, causing a big fire and evacuations

The resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in a village near the Pennsylvania state line. There was no immediate information about what caused the derailment. No injuries were reported.

WEKU · Feb 4, 2023

Ohio train derailment causes causes fire, home evacuations

A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line late Friday, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023

Breaking a ‘cement’ ceiling: Summer Lee’s journey to becoming Pa.’s first Black congresswoman

PHILADELPHIA — Summer Lee’s swearing-in wasn’t the celebratory moment her family envisioned. Instead of watching Lee take the oath as the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress, her mother and grandmother were dozing off in the House gallery as a Republican standstill over electing a new speaker dragged…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 4, 2023

Train Derailment Causes Massive Fire in Ohio

A train derailed near the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania on Friday night, causing a massive fire in the area, local media reported. Multiple train cars can be seen on fire in images posted on social media from a town northwest of Pittsburgh. Smoke can be seen rising from the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2023

Biden unveils $500 million for Philly water upgrades as he touts infrastructure bill

PHILADELPHIA — Standing in a green-tiled building that has treated Philadelphia’s water for more than a century, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled $500 million in funding for lead pipe replacements and other water service upgrades in the city as the pair aimed to show…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 4, 2023