Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Montgomery County, Shelter-In-Place Lifted Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Montgomery County, Shelter-In-Place Lifted Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Montgomery County, Shelter-In-Place Lifted
Jet Fuel Pipeline Struck By Drilling Crew In Montgomery County, Shelter-In-Place Lifted A drilling crew installing new electric towers struck a 14-inch pipeline carrying jet fuel in Montgomery County, triggering a hazardous materials response and a shelter-in-place order on Thursday, Nov. 5, authorities announced. Emergency crews were dispatched to the Insurance Auto Auction on River Road in Upper Merion Township around 3 p.m. after a gas line leak was reported, according to a release issued by Upper Merion Township Police Chief Blaine Leis. Upon arrival, responders discovered that a third-party drilling crew had struck a refined petroleum products pipeline carrying jet fuel w…

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PA's Former Chief Justice, Decorated Vietnam War Hero Dies At 82 PA's Former Chief Justice, Decorated Vietnam War Hero Dies At 82 PA's Former Chief Justice, Decorated Vietnam War Hero Dies At 82
PA's Former Chief Justice, Decorated Vietnam War Hero Dies At 82 A decorated Vietnam War hero who lost his leg in combat before becoming Philadelphia's district attorney and Pennsylvania's chief justice has died, state officials announced. Ronald D. Castille, 82, died on Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to a release issued by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Thursday, Nov. 5. Castille, who served as Pennsylvania's 55th chief justice from 2008 until 2014, spent decades in public service after surviving a devastating battlefield injury on his 23rd birthday. On March 16, 1967, Castille was leading a Marine rifle platoon on a search-and-destroy mission near…
Road Rage Turns Into Gunpoint Confrontation After Drivers Brake-Check, Crash In PA: Police Road Rage Turns Into Gunpoint Confrontation After Drivers Brake-Check, Crash In PA: Police Road Rage Turns Into Gunpoint Confrontation After Drivers Brake-Check, Crash In PA: Police
Road Rage Turns Into Gunpoint Confrontation After Drivers Brake-Check, Crash In PA: Police A road rage confrontation involving two drivers brake-checking each other, crossing into oncoming traffic, crashing, and ultimately a gun being pointed has led to charges against both men in Pennsylvania, police announced. The incident unfolded around 12:35 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning in Montour Township and ending near the intersection of Red Mill Road and Hunt Club Road in the Bloomsburg area, according to the Montour Township Police Department. Michael Anthony Mirabile, 40, was traveling north on Montour Boulevard (Route 11) when he encountered a silver Nissan Pathfinder driven …
Man Killed In PA Bumper Dispute Mourned As Family Seeks Help; 3 Brothers Jailed Man Killed In PA Bumper Dispute Mourned As Family Seeks Help; 3 Brothers Jailed Man Killed In PA Bumper Dispute Mourned As Family Seeks Help; 3 Brothers Jailed
Man Killed In PA Bumper Dispute Mourned As Family Seeks Help; 3 Brothers Jailed A Pennsylvania family is asking for help burying a loved one who was shot and killed during a dispute over a car bumper, leaving three brothers behind bars, according to authorities and a newly launched fundraiser. Jose A Rivera, 29, was killed in Allentown on Monday, Nov. 2, leaving his family facing sudden grief and the cost of arranging his funeral, according to the GoFundMe campaign, “Help Lay Jose A Rivera to Rest.” Organizer Tecssy Rivera describes Jose as a beloved brother whose loss has shaken everyone who knew and loved him. “This tragedy has shaken everyone who knew and loved Jos…
Drone Finds Fleeing Driver Hiding In PA Cornfield, Police Say Drone Finds Fleeing Driver Hiding In PA Cornfield, Police Say Drone Finds Fleeing Driver Hiding In PA Cornfield, Police Say
Drone Finds Fleeing Driver Hiding In PA Cornfield, Police Say A driver who fled a highway ramp crash was found hiding in a Pennsylvania cornfield hours later with help from a thermal imaging drone, police said. The search began after a crash on the ramp from Route 309 North to Interstate 78 West at approximately 11:50 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the Upper Saucon Township Police Department. The driver ran from the vehicle, but police knew his identity, authorities said. Upper Saucon officers were called to assist Pennsylvania State Police at the crash scene. At approximately 3:15 p.m., officers received a report of a man matching the driver's …

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Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.  Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.  Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle "He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…

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600 Fire, Explosion Reports Spark Urgent Warning For Popular Portable Chargers Federal regulators are urging people to stop using more than 200,000 portable chargers because they can catch fire or explode. The urgent warning affects about 210,000 HAIARA W5 PRO power banks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. The devices have lithium batteries that can explode and ignite, posing serious fire and burn hazards. The warning comes after Amazon seller Mitrytech agreed to recall about 11,000 HAIARA power banks in late October. The CPSC has received 600 reports of fires, explosions, and other overheating incidents, including&nb…

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600 Fire, Explosion Reports Spark Urgent Warning For Popular Portable Chargers Federal regulators are urging people to stop using more than 200,000 portable chargers because they can catch fire or explode. The urgent warning affects about 210,000 HAIARA W5 PRO power banks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. The devices have lithium batteries that can explode and ignite, posing serious fire and burn hazards. The warning comes after Amazon seller Mitrytech agreed to recall about 11,000 HAIARA power banks in late October. The CPSC has received 600 reports of fires, explosions, and other overheating incidents, including&nb…

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Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor
Jay Rockefeller Dies: Heir To Family Dynasty, Former US Senator, Governor Jay Rockefeller, an heir to one of America’s most famous fortunes who built a political legacy far from his New York roots, has died. The former West Virginia governor and five-term US senator died Friday, Nov. 6, at his home in Washington, DC. He was 89. The Washington Post, which first reported his death, said his family did not disclose a cause. Born in Manhattan, John Davison Rockefeller IV was a great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller Sr., the industrialist whose Standard Oil empire dominated the oil industry and made him one of the world’s richest people. His family’s political connect…