Each year, more than a million children in the United States fall victim to sexual assault. Unsurprisingly, a majority of these victims are girls. The good thing is that the government, both at the state and the federal level, is taking action to protect children in the U.S from sexual predators. To provide protection to […]
21-year-old Snowboarder Dies After Accident at Camelback Ski Resort
On the night of Thursday, January 26th, a 21-year old snowboarder met an accident and died. The incident took place on the Hump or Black Diamond trail of the Camelback Mountain Resort in Tannersville. The deceased person was identified as Ryan Wasson, a resident of Albrightsville. At about 7 P.M., Wasson, who wasn’t wearing a […]
Two Truckers Die in Icy Crash on I-80
Two truck drivers lost their lives last week, on the I-80. One of the two tractor-trailor drivers was identified by the coroner. The crash was caused by a six vehicle chain reaction in central Pennsylvania. Coroner Scott Sayers of the Centre County stated that the victim was John Gaskin of Landover, Maryland, a 65 year […]
Cargo Handler Drops Freight on Man and Gets Sued
A man from Delaware County claimed that he was injured by one of the baggage handlers at Philadelphia International Airport. The filed complaint reported that the plaintiff said his leg was affected due to some freight being dropped on him. This resulted in him in filing a personal injury lawsuit. The freight handler was one […]
Trucking Company Comes Under Investigation for Explosion
On Wednesday at Duncansville, there was an explosion in trucking company causing 2 employees of the company to be injured. The two were later flown to a Pittsburgh Hospital to be treated for their injuries. Injuries suffered included burns, said the investigators. The Blair Township police Chief Roger White gave more details about an explosion […]
Uber Pays $20 Million for Settling a Government Lawsuit
The popular transportation service provider Uber recently agreed to pay $20 million to the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S, over a lawsuit about claims for driver compensation and its auto leasing program. The U.S Federal Trade Commission sued Uber on Thursday, stating that the online cab service provider made misleading, unsubstantiated or false claims […]
Shenango Township woman charged after reckless driving leaves elderly woman critically injured
On Friday January 6th, a woman belonging to Shenango Township crashed her car into another car being driven by an elderly woman. The car crash caused critical injuries to the latter and left a dog dead. Right now, the woman who caused the crash is facing charges for causing life-threatening injuries. The woman facing the […]
The New DUI Law in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is changing its DUI laws, especially the ones that apply to first-time DUI offenders. Tom Wolf signed a bill in May 2016 which states that breathalyzer enabled ignition interlock devices will be expanded even more when the DUI law takes effect this year in 2017. These breathalyzers prevent the driver of any vehicle from […]
Solar Panel Company gets sued
A number of solar panel installers alleged that they were not paid their due for working overtime. Corey Hanna, Josh Lunn, Johnny Smith, Stephen Lewis and others had to file a complaint against Solar Tight Installation on Dec 13 at the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Jason Topisiri and Mark Whilhoite […]
15 Year old student dies at Ski Resort
A 15-year-old high school freshman from Singapore died on the 16th of January while skiing at the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Juliette Dajani attended Blair Academy, which is a private school in Blairstown, New Jersey housing over 400 students of 26 different nationalities. Officials at the Shawnee Mountain Ski Area which is close to East […]
