Safety


Two firefighters stand on the debris around the smoldering wreckage of the the three houses that exploded near Rustic Ridge Drive and Brookside Drive in Plum, Pa., on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (Samuel Long/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
10 Damaged Allegheny County Homes Remain Uninhabitable, a Week After Explosion That Killed 6

Natural gas from an abandoned underground mine is unlikely to have caused the explosion authorities said. The homeowners were reportedly having problems with their hot water tank and that is part of the investigation into the cause.

Two firefighters stand on the debris around the smoldering wreckage of the the three houses that exploded near Rustic Ridge Drive and Brookside Drive in Plum, Pa., on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (Samuel Long/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
5 People, Including a Child, Are Dead After an Explosion Destroys 3 Homes Near Pittsburgh

The Saturday morning explosion in the Allegheny County town of Plum damaged 12 other homes.

Police and rescue workers arrive on the scene of a bus crash late Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County ,Pa. The crash occurred between a passenger vehicle and charter bus carrying up to 50 passengers causing multiple fatalities and injuries. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)
Coroner’s Office Releases Names of 2 Killed in Bus Crash Near Harrisburg

The Dauphin County coroner's office said Tuesday that 39-year-old Alioune Diop of the Bronx, New York, and 26-year-old Serigne Ndiaye, whose residence is unknown, died of multiple traumatic injuries in the crash shortly before midnight Sunday north of Harrisburg.

Police and rescue workers arrive on the scene of a bus crash late Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County ,Pa. The crash occurred between a passenger vehicle and charter bus carrying up to 50 passengers causing multiple fatalities and injuries. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)
3 Passengers Dead After Charter Bus Crashes Near Harrisburg

The wreck happened during heavy rain just before midnight on Sunday, according to state police. The three passengers were declared dead at the scene.

Haze from Canadian wildfires blankets the downtown Pittsburgh skyline as seen from West End Overlook in Elliott, Pa., Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Benjamin B. Braun/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Pennsylvania’s Air Quality is ‘Unhealthy’ as Canadian Wildfires Continue to Burn

Pittsburgh’s air quality was deemed “very unhealthy” Wednesday, as Canadian wildfires continue to cause serious air quality issues throughout the state. Conditions are expected to improve by the weekend, according to the DEP.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, file photo, a self-driving Uber car stops at a red light on Liberty Avenue through the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh. In just a few years, well-mannered self-driving robotaxis will share the roads with reckless, law-breaking human drivers. The prospect is causing migraines for the people developing the robocars and is slowing their development. But experts say eventually the cars will coexist with human drivers on real roads. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Driving in Pennsylvania: The Most Dangerous Times to Navigate the State’s Highways

A recent study found that the most dangerous day of the week for driving in Pennsylvania is Saturday, the most dangerous month is October, and the most dangerous hour to drive is 3 to 4 p.m.

This image provided by the Office of Emergency Management shows firefighters standing near the collapsed part of I-95 in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 11, 2023. The elevated section of Interstate 95 has collapsed early Sunday after a vehicle caught fire, closing the main north-south highway on the East Coast and threatening to upend travel in parts of the densely populated Northeast. (Office of Emergency Management via AP)
Report: Family Identifies Truck Driver in Fiery Wreck That Closed I-95 in Philadelphia

Officials say the driver lost control of a gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed a section of the  East Coast’s main highway.