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‘We were abandoned:’ East Palestine residents remain frustrated 1 year after toxic train derailment

Alexandria Manthey, TV2 Reporter February 5, 2024

On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in a small Ohio village just west of the Pennsylvania border. One year later, East Palestine residents are still feeling its...

‘I have a very high confidence level’ Kent First Responders speak on preparation for railway incidents

March 9, 2023

There have been two major derailments in Ohio in just over a month, with one in East Palestine and another in Springfield. TV2's Alexandria Manthey spoke to first responders who say they are confident...

NTSB Investigators conduct Unmanned Aircraft System operations for the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.
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It’s been one month since a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio. Here’s what’s happened since

Alisha Ebrahimji and Holly Yan, CNN March 4, 2023

(CNN) -- A toxic train wreck in Ohio ignited a dayslong inferno, spewed poisonous fumes into the air, killed thousands of fish and left residents wondering if it’s safe to live in East Palestine. The...

Brockovich warns Ohio town of dangers after train crash

John Flesher, AP February 25, 2023

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Worried residents packed a high school auditorium Friday as activist Erin Brockovich and attorneys warned of long-term health and environmental dangers from chemicals released...

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during an event about fuel economy standards at the headquarters of the Department of Transportation April 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/File)

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to visit Ohio town affected by toxic train derailment on Thursday

Pete Muntean and MJ Lee, CNN February 22, 2023

CNN– Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday. The secretary has come under intense pressure from East Palestine residents...

Feds are sending medical experts to Ohio toxic train wreck site as residents’ safety concerns simmer

Aya Elamroussi, CNN February 17, 2023

(CNN)--The Biden administration said it has deployed federal medical experts to help assess what dangers remain at an Ohio village where a train carrying hazardous materials derailed this month – a...