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WKBN Youngstown on MSN5 people escape East Palestine house fireEast Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick said the fire is under investigation. Firefighters thanked community members who provided ice and water. The East Palestine Fire Department was assisted by departments in New Waterford, Darlington Township, Chippewa Township, Beaver Falls, Springfield Township and Negley.
The whistleblower group Government Accountability Project uncovered a letter they say allegedly proves negligence in testing for contaminated soil at the site of the crash.
The five residents appealing the final approval of last year’s $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and households impacted by the 2023 train derailment, continue to fight for a reduction or complete elimination of the $850,
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WKBN Youngstown on MSNEast Palestine man faces sentencing in child sex abuse material caseRobert Rogers, 75, pleaded guilty last week to 17 fourth-degree felony counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person.
Members of the public brought ice packs and water to exhausted firefighters who had been called out in 90-degree heat.
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Another lawsuit that links a death to the 2023 East Palestine train derailment was recently filed in federal court. The estate of Cheryl Roush filed suit against the railroad on Monday in Youngstown’s District Court,
Epiq has taken over the settlement process for the East Palestine train derailment, and the claims center in the village will not reopen, with appeals now being filed indefinitely.
Many people in East Palestine say they still have concerns about the environmental impacts of the Feb. 3 disaster, which led officials to carry out an intentional release of vinyl chloride to ...
The Israeli military has said it will pause fighting in three parts of Gaza for 10 hours a day until further notice. This is to allow aid into the territory - where Palestinians are suffering from starvation - amid widespread criticism Israel is hindering access.