POTTSTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — At least two people are dead after an explosion rocked a Pottstown, Pennsylvania community on Thursday night. It happened just after 8 p.m. on the 400 block of North Washington Street. Residents tell Action News they heard a blast and then reported seeing a fire. Images shared on social media shows …
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Two people were killed when a home exploded and caused a fire in Pottstown Thursday night, officials say. Fire crews were dispatched to a home on the 400 block of North Washington Street after 8 p.m. At least three people are trapped in the rubble, officials say. There are also numerous …
A man was killed in a crash in Fayette County early Thursday. It happened around 4 a.m. at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Stone Church Road in Republic. The coroner was called just an hour later. Police said the 26-year-old driver hit a utility pole and then crashed into a house about a mile …
A woman died in her living room after a fire broke out Saturday morning at her home in Jodi Lane, Summit Township. Nathan Bottiger/Butler Eagle One person died in a fire early Saturday at the Rustic Ridge mobile home park in Summit Township. Lick Hill Fire Chief Bryan Powell said dispatchers called his crew around …
Not-for-profit play Grenfell: Value Engineering will air on Channel 4 next month after running on stage in London and Birmingham last year. The production, which will be called Grenfell on Channel 4 and All 4, is a dramatisation of verbatim excerpts from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. The ongoing public inquiry is investigating the Grenfell Tower …
A section of Freeport Road in Harmar is shut down after a freight train collided with a heavy-construction vehicle near a water treatment plant shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday. Authorities said 17 freight cars derailed. At least four cars went off a railroad bridge into Guys Run near the Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Treatment Plant. …
A Pennsylvania man is under arrest more than 30 years after authorities found his neighbor dead in her young son’s bedroom. Robert Atkins, 56, was charged with a number of offenses related to the violent murder of Joy Hibbs, 35, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Authorities say Atkins — who lived two …
Firefighters battle a Wednesday afternoon blaze at 521 Cable Hollow Road in Russell. The fire reportedly started in the garage and spread to the house. A resident was home at the time of the fire and made it out safely. Nine departments from Warren County and Chautauqua County responded. One firefighter was …
Since 2006, Mayor Clinton Lucas has honored a Virginia soldier who passed away while on active duty during the annual Memorial Service. Naval Aircrewman Rescue Swimmer AWS1 James Buriak from Salem, Va. is this years’ honoree. ~ Provided by Town of Shenandoah SHENANDOAH — The Shenandoah Heritage Center and the Town of Shenandoah have announced …
All events are on Monday, unless otherwise noted: Delmont, Export, Murrysville • The White Valley AMVETS will join the Export, Delmont and Murrysville American Legions in hosting a series of events to mark Memorial Day. The schedule is: 8 a.m., honor roll at the Export American Legion on Kennedy Avenue 8:30 a.m., program at the …
