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JD Vance vows East Palestine ‘will not be forgotten’ 2 years after disastrous train derailment
While visiting East Palestine two years after the train derailment, Vice President JD Vance shared a strong message that the community will not be left behind and will build back better.
East Palestine train derailment 2 years later: An updated timeline
East Palestine still faces the fallout after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire on Feb. 3, 2023.
East Palestine resident: Town ‘fractured’ years after derailment
Nearly two years after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, caused a chemical explosion, resident Hilary Flint says she still feels its detrimental effects on her health. Flint was forced to move when chemicals began to seep into the air, making her sick.
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.
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.
Two years ago: East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment remembered
It was two years ago that the lives of residents of nearby East Palestine, Ohio, and the Darlington area of Beaver County just inside Pennsylvania were blown up by a train derailment that burned for days and then was exploded, creating a chemical cloud that hung for hours over the region.
Two years after train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, some residents worry about liver cancer
A Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spilled chemicals, sickening residents. Now researchers are tracking the long-term health effects.
Residents Seek More Support as Vance Visits East Palestine
Dozens of people were lined up on North Market Street in East Palestine in advance of Vice President JD Vance's arrival Monday.
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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Wellsville man charged in 2018 vacant house fire in East Palestine
A Wellsville man was secretly indicted by a Columbiana County jury last month in connection to a vacant house fire in East ...
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Vice President JD Vance marks 2 years since toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Vice President JD Vance returned to East Palestine, Ohio, this week to mark two years since the toxic train derailment sent ...
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Vance returns to East Palestine, promising the community won’t be ‘forgotten’
Commemorating the two-year anniversary of the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Vice President J.D. Vance Monday ...
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Vice President JD Vance visits East Palestine on 2nd anniversary of train derailment
Vice President JD Vance will return to East Palestine later today for the 2-year anniversary of when dozens of train cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash.