eastern Pennsylvania News

Fire at Pennsylvania Titanium Plant Causes $3.5M in Damage

Investigators say a fire earlier this week at a titanium-manufacturing plant in eastern Pennsylvania caused $3.5 million in damage and has been ruled accidental. The blaze started in a building at the Timet Corp. facility in Caernarvon Township around 8 …

Balloon Basket Damages Cars on Pennsylvania Freeway

Police say a basket from a hot air balloon fell off a pickup truck and hit three cars last week on an eastern Pennsylvania freeway. Officials told The (Easton) Express-Times that the accident occurred on Thursday on Interstate 78 in …

Sandy Damage in Pennsylvania Exceeded 2011 Storms

Top executives of the power companies hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy are defending their response to power outages across eastern Pennsylvania. Executives from PPL, PECO and FirstEnergy told a Senate panel Wednesday that Sandy caused more damage than Hurricane Irene …

Eastern Pennsylvania Sinkhole Prompts Evacuations

Several dozen people in eastern Pennsylvania have been forced to find new homes at least temporarily after a sinkhole opened under their street. Officials in Allentown said the hole spotted by a resident at about 1 p.m. Saturday prompted evacuation …