74-year-old Ohio woman charged in armed robbery of credit union was scam victim, family says
Relatives say a 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of a credit union in Ohio last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems.
Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they're getting new protections
The Labor Department has issued a new rule intended to protect coal miners from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment known as “black lung” disease.
East Palestine residents push back on Norfolk Southern settlement
Worries and frustrations filled Columbiana's Main Street Theatre and Enon Valley's SNPJ Recreation Center Monday as legal experts discussed the East Palestine community's options involving Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement.
Pennsylvania flooded by applications for student-teacher stipends in bid to end teacher shortage
A Pennsylvania state agency has received thousands of applications for the state’s first-ever student-teacher stipends, many times more than the available stipends approved by lawmakers as a way to help end a teacher shortage.
Man charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangerment in 3-year-old boy's shooting death
An eastern Pennsylvania man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of a 3-year-old boy who authorities say shot himself with a handgun left unattended last month.
OSHP urges drivers to eliminate distractions for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
"Distracted driving is one of the primary reasons for traffic crashes," said Carlos Castellanos, Sergeant with Ohio State Highway Patrol Canfield Post. "So that is something we're looking for while we're out on the road, 24/7."
DA plans to seek death penalty against man charged with killing 3 relatives in suburban Philadelphia
Pennsylvania authorities said Wednesday they plan to pursue the death penalty against a man charged with killing his stepmother, sister and the mother of his children before officials say he fled in a stolen vehicle to New Jersey, where he was arrested last month.
Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona’s top election official
An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.
Pennsylvania teen accused of killing 12-year-old girl, sentenced to 15 to 40 years
A Pennsylvania teen charged in a 12-year-old girl’s death after another teen reported receiving a video asking for help cleaning up and getting rid of the body has been sentenced to 15 to 40 years in prison as part of a plea deal.