Chevron Corp., Williams Cos. and WPX Energy Inc. face a lawsuit by six Pennsylvania families who claim nearby gas wells are a nuisance that have diminished their ability to make use of their property. The families say the companies’ activities …
A heavy equipment operator who is accused of being high on marijuana when a building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people in the U.S., is in custody after surrendering to face charges in the deaths, police said. Sean …
An independent investigation of a Pennsylvania house fire cites a lack of training, poor communication and inadequate supervision in the Lancaster Fire Department’s response to fire that killed two people and injured three firefighters. The blaze on Feb. 18 killed …
The family of a Pennsylvania man killed during a test drive with an intoxicated salesman has settled a lawsuit for $4.3 million. Former salesman Michael Hershey is in prison for the December 2010 crash in Lancaster County, which killed 48-year-old …
Pennsylvania has lost nearly half of its most reliable precipitation gauges that the National Weather Service uses for forecasting floods. Forty-seven of the 104 rain gauges were closed by the U.S. Geological Survey on March 1 because of a $206,000 …
Police in central Pennsylvania say a woman lost control of her sport-utility vehicle, drove along a sidewalk and crashed after her small dog got tangled up in the steering wheel. The Press Enterprise reports the accident happened in front of …
U.S. Senator Bob Casey wants federal regulators to investigate a fiery tanker crash that caused serious damage at the Pennsylvania interchange of Interstate 81 and U.S. Routes 22/322 near Harrisburg. Casey said Monday he asked for the probe in a …
Police in Berks County, Pa., say two teenagers had to swim to safety after their car went airborne and landed in a pond during a race with another vehicle. Oley Township police Officer Michael Lentz says the crash happened Monday …
Growth in payments per claim for the medical care of injured workers under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system slowed in 2010, largely as a result of slower growth in payments per claim made to nonhospital providers and utilization of their services, …
Four Pittsburgh firefighters are suing seven companies that manufacture fire trucks or sirens, claiming they’ve lost hearing due to the blaring sirens. The firefighters range in age from 38 to 62 and joined the city’s fire bureau between 1975 and …