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Two Tornados Confirmed in Western Pennsylvania
Oct 20 2021 // A pair of tornados have been confirmed in western Pennsylvania over the weekend, forecasters said. The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds up to 85 mph touched down in the town of...
SECURA Insurance Begins Offering Specialty Lines Products in Pennsylvania
Oct 12 2021 // SECURA Insurance has begun offering its specialty lines products in Pennsylvania. For the initial launch, the company is partnering exclusively with Keystone agencies throughout the state focusing on classes such as...
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud After Staging Motor Vehicle Accident
Oct 6 2021 // A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 180 days in the Essex County Correctional Facility as a condition of probation for committing insurance fraud when he staged a motor vehicle accident in Newark, New Jersey. James E....
Pennsylvania Eyes $500M from Feds for Environmental Program
Oct 1 2021 // A state Senate committee in Pennsylvania approved legislation to use federal coronavirus relief aid to revive a long-running program designed to help clean up waterways, fix up parks and preserve open space. The bill,...
President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration in Pennsylvania
Sep 14 2021 // President Biden has declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania due to heavy rains, severe flash flooding and tornadoes in the commonwealth from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Biden approved a request from Pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Provides Damage Claims Info Following Storm
Sep 10 2021 // Following the strong storms, tornadoes and historic flooding in the commonwealth, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman provided information to home and business owners to help them file insurance claims for...
Biden Asked to Declare Disaster in Pennsylvania Due to Storm
Sep 10 2021 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is asking President Biden to declare a major disaster in Pennsylvania due to heavy rains, severe flash flooding and tornadoes in the commonwealth last week from the remnants of Hurricane...
NWS Says Seven Tornadoes Hit New Jersey, Pennsylvania During Storm
Sep 8 2021 // Seven tornados tore through parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey during last Wednesday night’s storm, including an EF-3 that damaged homes and businesses in the Garden State, according to the National Weather...
Pennsylvania Woman Who Coughed on Market Produce, Claimed Virus Gets Jail
Aug 30 2021 // A Pennsylvania woman who pleaded guilty to coughing and spitting on food at a supermarket in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced to at least a year in jail. Margaret Ann Cirko, 37, pleaded guilty in...
10th Tornado Confirmed in July Pennsylvania, New Jersey Storms
Aug 17 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a 10th tornado that struck during storms last month in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Forecasters in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said Sunday that the EF-0 tornado struck July 29 in a...
Former Pennsylvania Bank Manager Accused of Setting Fire to Conceal Embezzlement
Aug 16 2021 // The former branch manager of a western Pennsylvania credit union stole $340,000 and then set the bank safe on fire to throw off investigators, federal prosecutors said. A federal grand jury indicted Patty Lynn Mavrakis of...
Pennsylvania Roadwork Firm to Pay $20M in Workers’ Retirement Theft Case
Aug 9 2021 // A major Pennsylvania heavy equipment contractor entered no contest pleas to four theft counts and agreed to pay restitution of more than $20 million over allegations it illegally diverted pension money and other benefits...
Forecasters Confirm Nine Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Aug 5 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed a ninth tornado that struck during storms last week in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Forecasters said Sunday that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds up to 90 mph appeared in the...
Eight Tornadoes Confirmed in New Jersey, Pennsylvania During Storms
Aug 2 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey during Thursday’s storm, including the EF-3 storm in eastern Pennsylvania and an EF-2 tornado that started in the Keystone...
Pennsylvania Joining National Survey on Climate Risk in the Insurance Industry
Jul 23 2021 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) is joining with other states around the country in conducting the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Climate Risk Disclosure Survey. The survey allows...
Pennsylvania Man Dies After Lightning Strike at Golf Course
Jul 21 2021 // A man died after he was struck by lightning while playing golf last week in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland said Monday that Joseph Slivinski. 71, of Blakely was at...
Flash Flooding Swamps Parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Jul 14 2021 // Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Tuesday were facing another round of rain one day after they were swamped by a series of storms that the National Weather Service said caused a rare flash flood emergency. According...
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Signs Off on Revisions to State’s Medical Pot Law
Jul 2 2021 // Medical marijuana patients can continue to get a three month’s supply at a time, rather than one month’s, under revisions to the Pennsylvania program signed into law Wednesday by Governor Tom Wolf. The bill...
Pennsylvania USPS Facility Fined More Than $230K for Workplace Safety Violations
Jun 30 2021 // A federal workplace safety inspection of a U.S. Postal Service location in Pennsylvania found employees exposed to potentially serious and fatal injuries in the event of an emergency. Responding to a complaint, the U.S....
Pennsylvania Launches Program to Support Innovation, New Insurance Products
Jun 17 2021 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) has launched a new program that aims to encourage the insurance industry to deliver innovative insurance solutions and products. Keystone Smart Launch seeks to help reduce...
