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Ohio Train Derailment
OMAHA, Neb. — Federal investigators announced on Tuesday a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania...
March 08, 2023 National News
HARRISBURG — Norfolk Southern has pledged several million dollars to cover the cost of the response and recovery in Pennsylvania after last month's derailment of a train ...
March 06, 2023 Pennsylvania News
A Health Resource Center for residents of Beaver and Lawrence counties who have health concerns or other questions following the train derailment on Feb. 3 in East Palest...
March 03, 2023 Local News
After a catastrophic 38-train car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about a type of toxic substance that tends to stay in the enviro...
March 03, 2023 Other Voices
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Railroads like the one involved in last month's fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regula...
March 01, 2023 National News
Zelienople issued a statement this week verifying that no volatile organic compounds were detected in the borough’s water supply after last month’s derailment in East Pal...
March 01, 2023 Local News
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday he doesn't want any stigmas attached to the Ohio community where a train derailed...
February 28, 2023 National News
A post that went viral locally showing a brown dog named Charlie who supposedly lives in Mars tugged at the heartstrings of pet lovers, as it reported he suffered from vi...
February 25, 2023 Local News
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailm...
February 25, 2023 National News
With the ongoing cleanup efforts in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency has launched an online train derailment dashboard with the help of ...
February 25, 2023 Pennsylvania News
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, did not receive a critical warning about an overheated axle until just be...
February 23, 2023 National News
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump is visiting East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday, the site of a toxic train derailment amid growing frustration from re...
February 22, 2023 National News
Giant Eagle announced Tuesday, Feb. 21, that it plans to pull bottles of Giant Eagle brand spring water sourced from a facility near East Palestine, despite no evidence t...
February 22, 2023 Local News
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Federal environmental regulators Tuesday took charge of the cleanup of the train derailment and chemical burn in the village and ordered Norfolk So...
February 21, 2023 National News
OMAHA, Neb. — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation's freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety ...
February 21, 2023 National News
The train derailment and subsequent burn of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, has caused Butler County residents to question the potential health impacts for their...
February 18, 2023 National News
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, even as local...
February 17, 2023 National News
When a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed earlier this month, creating a fiery crash that spilled chemicals across a small Ohio town, long-simmering tensions in the U....
February 17, 2023 National News
Butler County communities within 30-mile radius
Butler County communities within 30-mile radius
February 17, 2023 Local News
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday, Feb. 16, that the state Department of Environmental Protection will conduct independent water sampling to closely monitor contaminat...
February 17, 2023 Local News
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at the toll left by a freight train derailment in Ohio, where t...
February 16, 2023 National News
Knoch graduates Hayley Heckert and her fiancé, Steven Gieraltowski, live just a few blocks from where a freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed Feb. 3 in East Pal...
February 16, 2023 Local News
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment and the intentional burning of some of the hazardous chemicals on board invited affected res...
February 15, 2023 National News
Two Beaver County men are requesting medical monitoring for those within a 30-mile radius of the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment and controlled burn in East Pale...
February 15, 2023 Local News
Cranberry Township posted a notice Tuesday assuring residents that their water is safe to use following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3. According t...
February 15, 2023 Local News
This story is shared with you as a digital media exclusive. Please consider supporting our local, independent newsroom by subscribing at butlereagle.com. Plumes of ...
February 15, 2023 National News
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia water utility is enhancing its water treatment process as a precaution following the derailment of a train hauling chemicals that late...
February 14, 2023 National News
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Hours after being told she could go home for the first time since a train hauling chemicals derailed and later sent up a toxic plume near the Penn...
February 10, 2023 National News
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — A broadcast reporter was pushed to the ground, handcuffed and arrested for trespassing while covering a news conference about the derailment of a t...
February 10, 2023 National News
Days after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain concerned about the toxic substances that could be lingerin...
February 09, 2023 National News
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