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Construction of soccer stadium claims another worker’s life

Feb 13, 2014

The construction of stadiums for sporting events is seemingly always going on. This is true not only in the United States but in other places throughout the world as well. As is the case with any construction site, it is possible that accidents could occur. A stadium, which is being built to host several games for the World Cup Soccer tournament, this spring, has been the site of multiple construction accidents. The most recent accident...

Greene County gas well explosion update

Feb 11, 2014

Chevron, the oil and gas conglomerate that runs the Greene County gas well that exploded today, is currently flying a disaster emergency team to Western PA to help pacify a fire that has been blazing for more than nine hours. The "wild-well response team" are specialists trained to control fires and other accident at drill sites. They are expected to reach Pennsylvania and assist in the efforts to extinguish the fire some time in the...

Chevron oil rig explosion in Greene County continues to burn

Feb 11, 2014

Greene County police and fire fighters are responding to a natural gas well explosion that took place at approximately 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. Emergency workers have been pouring into the blast area at Water Tank Road near Bald Hill Church Road and Rocky Run Road in Dunkard Township, about twenty miles southeast of Waynesburg, in Greene County, just north of Bobtown and the West Virginia border, since shortly after the explosion occurred. However, firefighters and...

DUI suspect kills pedestrian, goes home and continues drinking after he thought he “hit a deer”

Feb 10, 2014

Misfortune and heartbreak hit Pittsburgh early Sunday morning when a pedestrian was hit and killed by a drunk driver just after 2 a.m., police say. The 25-year-old University of Pittsburgh and Baldwin High School graduate was hit and killed in Brookline. Police say it didn't take them long to find the alleged responsible suspect. Police say another 25-year-old man was driving home from a bar with friends and was admittedly drunk when he claims he...

Tour bus accident caused by negligent driver

Feb 9, 2014

On Sunday afternoon, a tour bus crashed, rolling over in Bedford County, sending twenty-six passengers to hospitals in both Pennsylvania and Maryland. Police told reporters that the bus accident happened at around 2:20 p.m. on Sunday afternoon near Black Walnut Farm Road, just near the Pennsylvania/Maryland border. There were no other passenger vehicles involved in the accident; however, several emergency vehicles that were dispatched to the scene crashed due to icy road conditions. None of...

Tragedy strikes Butler and Erie with loss of promising young woman

Feb 7, 2014

The tragedy in Erie where a Butler native died at Gannon University has left two communities in shock and a host of questions for friends and family of the 21-year-old nursing student. The news out of Erie this week has left many people in our region dumbfounded and left parents throughout the country worried sick about their sons and daughters who are in college or getting ready to matriculate in the fall. The young woman...

Amazon employee’s hand caught in conveyor belt

Feb 7, 2014

As is the case with individuals throughout the nation, the first stop for many residents of the state of Pennsylvania when they need something is Amazon.com. A variety of products are available with the click of a mouse. Once the order is placed, workers in distribution centers located throughout the nation get to work to fulfill it. Recently, there have been several Amazon workers injured in the course of doing their jobs. The most recent,...

Two injured in Fairview Township car accident in Erie

Feb 6, 2014

Two people were hurt today in a car accident in Fairview Township. The accident happened at around 1:20 p.m. along Route 20/West Ridge Road. The accident took place along the 5600 block of West Ridge Road when two vehicles collided after a white Kia pulled out into the westbound land of West Ridge Road and just stopped. A westward Honda hit the car. The driver of the Honda told police that he was driving in...

Poorly rigged crane crashes in Ohio, does thousands worth of damage

Feb 5, 2014

On January 30, a construction crane crashed to the ground, causing thousands of dollars in property damage in Mentor, Ohio. Luckily, no one was hurt, but several cars were totaled when the crane toppled over in the Points East Plaza parking lot. In total, nine vehicles were smashed, but not one of them were occupied when the accident occurred. The crane was used to replace the air conditioning unit at Marc's Discount Store, but instead...

Pedestrian accident kills one on Route 422 in New Castle

Feb 5, 2014

Tragedy struck a small neighborhood just outside of New Castle last evening. A 62-year-old man was walking along the 2500 block of U.S. Route 422/Benjamin Franklin Highway, northwest of New Castle, when he was struck by a vehicle and killed. The victim was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, Ohio where he was eventually pronounced dead upon arrival. The driver of the car is a 58-year-old man from Pulaski, PA. He told police...