Latest Pennsylvania Headlines
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Pennsylvania Landowner Blames Energy Drilling for Water Pollution
Nov 9 2009 // An Avella, Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling technique with environmental contamination. George Zimmermann, the owner of 480...
Suit over Western Pennsylvania Fire that Killed 4 Dismissed
Nov 2 2009 // A panel of judges has dismissed a lawsuit against a utility company for a western Pennsylvania fire that killed four people. Two Cambria County judges say Penelec, which cut off service days before the fire, can’t be...
Pa. Court: Earlier Asbestos Settlement Has No Impact on New Suit
Oct 30 2009 // The estates of two men who died of asbestos-related lung cancer years after receiving a settlement for increased risks and fear of the disease can again sue another manufacturer of the material under the so-called...
Arrests Made in Western Pennsylvania Arson Spree
Oct 29 2009 // Eight people have been arrested for more than a third of the 34 fires police say were intentionally set in the last two years in New Castle in western Pennsylvania. “Hopefully, we can rest a little easier now,...
Feds Propose $504K Fines for Pennsylvania Mine Operator
Oct 21 2009 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is proposing $504,900 in fines against an eastern Pennsylvania coal mine operator for a miner’s death. Forty-five-year-old Robert Carey was killed on June 16, 2008,...
Pennsylvania AG Sues Texas Firm Over Lost Health Insurance
Oct 15 2009 // Pennsylvania’s attorney general has sued a Texas company that allegedly stopped paying employees’ health insurance premiums for five months before its insurer retroactively canceled coverage, leaving some...
Explosion at Pennsylvania Asphalt Plant Injures Three
Oct 14 2009 // Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say an explosion and fire at an asphalt plant injured three workers, two of them critically. Cumru Township Fire Marshal Keith Fritz says an electrical panel burst into flames in the...
Pennsylvania Farmers Reminded of Sept. 30 Crop Insurance Deadline
Sep 29 2009 // Pennsylvania farmers can protect their income against unexpected losses by purchasing crop insurance before Sept. 30, said acting Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. The Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC) base fall price for...
Pennsylvania Hospital Says Patients Exposed to ‘Health Risk’
Sep 21 2009 // The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center says some patients at one of its hospitals in northwestern Pennsylvania have been exposed to an unspecified “health risk.” UPMC says the patients who recently had...
Former Pennsylvania Firefighter Enters Plea in Arsons
Sep 8 2009 // A former volunteer firefighter has pleaded no contest in connection with a series of arsons in northeastern Pennsylvania. Twenty-six-year-old Benjamin Christensen entered the plea in Lackawanna County Court on...
Man Held for Trial in 4 Pennsylvania Arsons
Sep 2 2009 // A man already charged in a fatal fire has been held for trial in four more blazes in the arson-plagued southeastern Pennsylvania town of Coatesville. A district judge in Chester County ruled Monday that there was enough...
Official: Man Killed at Pennsylvania Packaging Plant
Aug 31 2009 // A fire official says a man has died after getting trapped in a machine at a suburban Philadelphia packaging plant. Investigators say it appears to have been an accident. Firefighters responded to Mid-Atlantic Packaging in...
Owners of Former Landfill in Pennsylvania Sued for Cleanup
Aug 28 2009 // The state Department of Environmental Protection is suing the owners of a former landfill in western Pennsylvania to recover more than $3 million in hazardous waste cleanup costs. The Boldan Landfill operated in an...
Family Sues Pennsylvania Jail over Heroin Withdrawal Death
Aug 24 2009 // An inmate’s surviving family is suing a western Pennsylvania jail saying the man died because his complaints about heroin withdrawal were ignored. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pittsburgh targets the...
Voltz Named Managing Director for Wells Fargo in Pennsylvania
Aug 20 2009 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named James Voltz managing director for its Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania office. In his new role, Voltz will oversee operations, carrier relationships, sales and placement of all...
Pennsylvania Commissioner Meets with Agents’ Group
Aug 19 2009 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario met with yesterday with directors of the Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group board of directors to discuss a number of key insurance issues in the Keystone State. Of...
Pennsylvania Man Convicted of Money Laundering Jailed
Aug 6 2009 // Federal authorities say a northeastern Pennsylvania businessman convicted of money laundering and fraud is behind bars and they are moving to revoke his bail. The FBI says 48-year-old Charles Costanzo was taken into...
Study: Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Claim Costs Rising
Jul 29 2009 // Medical costs for workers’ compensation claims in Pennsylvania are typical of those in other states but rising, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). In a new study, the Cambridge,...
Fireworks Explosions Kill 5 Across U.S.
Jul 7 2009 // Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked Ocracoke, a remote village on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The fifth died after an...
Water Safety a Specialty for Pennsylvania Investigator
Jun 30 2009 // It’s the season when the floodgates open to all kinds of watery fun under the sun, bringing joy to children and adults alike as they splash in pools and water parks across the country. But it’s a more somber...
