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17 Dead In Tornado Outbreak Through Several States From Massive System Moving East
A deadly tornado outbreak has left at least 17 people dead and numerous others injured as a powerful storm system carves a destructive path across multiple states, now heading toward the East Coast.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado watches early Saturday, March 15, for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Texas. Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Entire neighborhoods have been torn apart, trees uprooted, and residents trapped under collapsed structures, according to emergency responders.
Some of the hardest-hit areas include Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Mississip…
Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA
A child called 911 after their mother was shot inside their Rostraver Township home, and the woman’s boyfriend has been charged with homicide. The case against Robert Chaplin will proceed to trial, a magisterial judge ruled on Tuesday, March 11, following a brief preliminary hearing.
Rostraver Township Police and county detectives responded to the 900 block of Route 136 just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, after the child’s emergency call reported a shooting.
Officers arrived to find Chaplin, 34, standing in the driveway. Inside, they discovered Estela Rivera Vasquez, 35, lying on th…
126K+ Lose Power, 1 Killed, Flights Grounded, Trains Delayed, Roads Closed As Winds Slam PA
Fierce winds ripped through Pennsylvania from Sunday, Feb. 16, into Monday, Feb. 17, toppling trees, knocking out power to 126,000 people, shutting down roads, and causing deadly destruction. A woman was killed when a tree crushed her car in Philadelphia, flights were grounded, trains delayed, and thousands remain in the dark as crews scramble to repair the damage.
Widespread Power Outages
Powerful winds up to 60 miles per hour knocked out electricity for 126,000 PECO customers at its peak, with 42,210 still without power as of 11:45 a.m. Monday, according to the company. PECO reported 1,642…
Massive Explosion, Fire Injures 13 —Including 6 Firefighters — At Pennsylvania Chemical Plant
At least 13 people were injured after a massive industrial fire led to an explosion at the Parker LORD Corporation facility in Saegertown, Crawford County, on Sunday morning, Feb. 9.
Fire officials were called to the chemical plant along South Street around 10:30 a.m. after an automatic fire alarm went off within the facility, according to a statement from the corporation. As crews worked to contain the fire, an explosion occurred at approximately 10:40 a.m., officials said.
Chuck Lawrence, Saegertown Borough Emergency Manager, described the explosion as "major," stating, "The initial crew …
Disney's Christy Carlson Romano Shot In Face At Clay Pigeon Range: 'Be Grateful For Every Day'
Former Disney actress Christy Carlson Romano is recovering after being shot in the face.
The Connecticut native, 40, from Milford, was at a clay pigeon shooting range celebrating her husband’s birthday on Friday, Feb. 7, when another group “unsafely fired in the wrong direction,” she said on Instagram.
Romano was hit in five places, one less than an inch from her right eye.
“[Husband] Brendan Rooney immediately sprung into action, assessed me, and rushed me to the hospital," she told her 733,000 followers. “Unfortunately a fragment got lodged behind my eyes and it is too risky to remove su…
