New lawsuit blames 7 deaths on 2023 East Palestine train derailment
On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed after a railcar's wheel bearing overheated, causing a fire. Three days later, officials conducted a "controlled release" of several tank cars that were filled with vinyl chloride, a toxic and flammable gas that can cause certain cancers, to prevent an explosion.
VP Vance calls for improvements two years after East Palestine train derailment
A long road to recovery is still the path East Palestine, Ohio, must take. That's based on an assessment of the area by Vice President JD Vance on Monday. During a visit to East Palestine, he said that public health monitoring,
Norfolk Southern and East Palestine announce $22 million settlement after 2023 derailment
The Village of East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from a disastrous train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in 2023.
Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Two years after a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands from their homes, freight trains with the same chemicals central to that disaster roll through town — with few steps taken by lawmakers to prevent another disaster.
Hundreds of current and former East Palestine residents file new lawsuit: "We didn't ask for this."
As residents continue to wait for action in Washington D.C., hundreds of East Palestine, Ohio residents are gearing up for a new court battle. A new lawsuit claims that Norfolk Southern and agencies at all levels of government failed the communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Two years after the derailment, hundreds of residents file new lawsuit
More than 700 current and former East Palestine residents have filed a new lawsuit two years after the derailment sent toxic chemicals into the air, water, and soil. KDKA's Jennifer Borrasso spoke with a few of those residents.
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Community weighs impact of Vice President JD Vance’s visit to East Palestine
The motorcade is gone from East Palestine. Vice President JD Vance Governor DeWine and the U.S. senators have all left. Now ...
Downtown project continues in Palestine
It’s been one year since Palestine’s downtown renovation project began Jan. 29, 2024. Over the last year, the city and its ...
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New East Palestine lawsuit blames 2023 train derailment for deaths of 7 people
was filed in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus and involves 744 current and former residents from the East Palestine area. The lawsuit was filed on the eve of the second ...
'We can do better:' VP Vance calls for improvements two years after East Palestine train derailment
A long road to recovery is still the path East Palestine must take, based on an assessment of the area by Vice President J.D. Vance Monday.