Article content The operator of a natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania says workers have successfully plugged a leak that had been spewing massive amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere for two weeks. Article content Equitrans Midstream said the well at its Rager Mountain storage facility, located in a rural area about 1.5 … Read more
thehague/iStock via Getty Images Equitrans Midstream (NYSE:ETRN) said Thursday it expects to stop a leak at its Rager Mountain gas storage facility in Pennsylvania’s Cambria County in “the next couple of days.” Equitrans (ETRN) estimates the size of the leak, which started November 6 at the one of the facility’s 10 storage wells, at ~100M … Read more
John Fetterman was projected to defeat Republican celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in the race for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, in what cycle’s most expensive and most closely watched midterm contest. NBC News and Fox News projected that Fetterman would win the race. His victory flips a Senate seat to Democrats, boosting their chances … Read more
As the lights came down on a packed arena in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday evening, the crowd roared and waved their illuminated cell phones in the air. The 7,500 people had come to Temple University not for a concert but to take part in an all-star Democratic political rally aimed at limiting potentially bruising losses … Read more
Three sitting and former presidents will descend on Pennsylvania on Saturday, as Democrats and Republicans lean on political heavyweights to sell their messages days before an election that will determine the shape of Congress for the next two years. Opinion polls suggest Republicans are poised to regain control of the House of Representatives following Tuesday’s … Read more
Oprah Winfrey lives in Chicago, not in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or Harrisburg. But during an online townhall on Thursday, November 3Winfrey made it clear that if she did live anywhere in Pennsylvania, she would be voting for Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman — not Dr. Mehmet Oz — in the Keystone State’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. … Read more
About 70 shots were fired overnight at a barbershop in the city of Lancaster.WGAL video from the scene (posted above) shows the front window of DC Dior Cuts riddled with bullet holes. The business is located at the corner of North Franklin and East Walnut Streets.According to police, no one was injured.There were multiple officers … Read more
Democratic hopes of retaining control of the US Senate were dealt a blow on Tuesday after John Fetterman, the party’s nominee in Pennsylvania who suffered a stroke earlier this year, struggled to speak clearly during a prime time debate and at times appeared to find it difficult to respond to questions. The Pennsylvania race, where … Read more
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania National Guard member from New Castle died over the weekend in a training accident, military officials said. Spc. Mackenzie Shay, 20, died Saturday, Oct. 22, in a crash involving two military vehicles, the National Guard said. Three other service members were injured in the crash, the military said. They were … Read more
The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s editorial board on Sunday not only endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman but also argued that his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, is “wholly unprepared” for the role. The newspaper—founded nearly two centuries ago—made the move less than a month before the midterm elections. Early voting in Pennsylvania is done by … Read more