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Apr 11, 2014

Throughout the nation individuals rely upon cell phones as a main mode of communication. This reliance requires the construction and maintenance of communication towers to handle the traffic that results from so many users. These towers exist throughout the nation including the state of Pennsylvania. Many individuals are employed to maintain communication towers. Because this work requires being so far above ground, this work can be dangerous, even deadly. Workers could be injured or killed...

Two children attacked by 85 pound dog in Erie

Apr 11, 2014

Two children were attacked by a dog in Erie on Wednesday afternoon. The attack happened on the 800 block of West Fifth Street when an 85 pound Akita went after an 8-year-old boy and then turned on his 7-year-old sister. After a myriad of bites, cuts, scrapes, and bruises, followed by a number of rabies shots, the children are now back at home and will not return to school for another week and a half...

Buggy accident in Lancaster is a grim reminder

Apr 9, 2014

Buggy accidents have been a problem around our region for many years. As technology has advanced the Amish have enjoyed a humbler way of life and embrace the simple things. Generally, Amish buggy drivers follow the rules of the road and try their best to steer clear of motor vehicle drivers. However, there are still hundreds of buggy-related accidents throughout the country every year. In Lancaster this past Monday, a 14-year-old girl was seriously injured...

Ohio man sentenced for sexually abusing nursing home patient

Apr 8, 2014

When someone you love is the victim of nursing negligence or nursing home neglect, you can feel helpless and even guilty. We expect the people we place in a nursing home to be taken care of just as well as if they were home with us. That's what we pay for and that's what we're promised. Unfortunately, however, abuse is far too common. Generally, most cases of nursing home neglect stem from staff simply not...

Pedestrian killed by tractor trailer in Westmoreland County

Mar 31, 2014

A tragic story out of South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County has revealed that a 22-year-old woman was hit and killed by a commercial tractor trailer along Interstate 70 just after 2 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police say that the woman was killed instantly when she was standing alongside the highway after being involved in another accident. The Connellsville native was in her Jeep driving west in the eastbound I-70 lanes near the Smithton exit by South...

Passenger from Salem, OH in critical condition after single vehicle accident

Mar 26, 2014

Two men from Salem, Ohio were hurt in a car accident on Monday afternoon. The accident happened on Garfield Road in Goshen Township. An Ohio State Policeman told reporters that a 24-year-old Salem man was travelling west on rural Garfield Road between Seacrist Road and South Princeton Road / Route 534 when his vehicle drifted left of the center yellow line. The man then jerked the car back into position and went off the right...

Wal-Mart recalls doll that poses threat of burning children

Mar 26, 2014

Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated has decided to recall nearly 175,000 defective products due to a malfunction in the toy doll that can cause it to overheat and burn children. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission released a statement on Tuesday that the "My Sweet Love" and "My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Baby Doll" has a defective circuit board in the chest area of the doll that can overheat when played with for long periods of time...

Head-on collision in Lake City sends two people to hospital

Mar 25, 2014

Two people were taken to UPMC Hamot in Erie after a head-on collision on Monday evening. Police say the accident happened in Girard Township a little before 10 p.m. on Elk Park Road. According to police, calls came in around 10 p.m. when two cars collided at the 3500 block of Elk Park Road, just south of Lake City proper in northwest Erie County. Dispatchers were initially told that one person was trapped inside one...

Pedestrian accident near Albion leaves one seriously injured

Mar 22, 2014

A pedestrian accident near Albion has left one person seriously injured, according to police. Police say that first responders were dispatched to the scene of the accident at around 7:30 p.m. Friday evening after receiving a phone call from an unidentified person. The accident happened at the intersection of Route 6 North and Meadville Road / Pont Road, just west of Albion, PA. Police say that the pedestrian is seriously injured and that first responders...

Worker loses arm in workplace accident

Mar 21, 2014

While many occupations can be dangerous, those based in manufacturing present situations that other jobs do not. This is due to a variety of things including the machinery that is often involved. Recently, a Pittsburgh area worker was hurt in a workplace accident. Following the incident, the 63-year-old man was transported to an area hospital in a helicopter. The incident involved a machine with drill bits. At the time it occurred, the man was in...