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Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said. Transportation officials warned of extensive delays and street closures and urged drivers to avoid the area in the city’s northeast corner. Officials said the tanker contained a petroleum product that may have been hundreds of gallons of gasoline. The fire took about an hour to get under control. The northbound ...

Pa to invest in growing its space ecosystem

PITTSBURGH – During the Keystone Space Conference in Pittsburgh, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced new investments by the Shapiro Administration to boost Pennsylvania’s leadership in the aerospace sector. Siger highlighted a $200,000 award through the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority to the Keystone Space Collaborative to support the region-wide pilot Keystone Space Innovation Challenge program. He also announced that DCED has approved an expansion of the Greater Oakland Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) in ...

Judge weighs child sex case

Altoona Mirror HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County judge is being asked to render verdicts on child rape, sexual assault, pornography and related charges in a case where the defendant’s cellphone video recordings were offered Thursday in court as evidence against him. Richard Scott Sensibaugh, 37, asked for the trial-by-judge on 59 counts of child sexual offenses filed in 2021 by state police at Hollidaysburg. While defense attorney Lyle Dresbold of Pittsburgh conceded to Judge Jackie Bernard that guilty verdicts would be appropriate for some offenses, Dresbold challenged other ...

PSP presents $200M in contracting opportunities

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) Acting Secretary Reggie McNeil and Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris announced contracting opportunities around plans to build the new Pennsylvania State Police Academy. Contractors are actively being solicited to provide their skills and experience to build this high-profile project. The opportunity to submit proposals will be available through Aug.1. The new PSP Academy replaces outdated, aging facilities with state-of-the-art, technologically advanced facilities that will meet the current ...

Pilot killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say

WILLIAMSPORT (AP) An Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later, military authorities said. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said last week that 2nd Lt. James Litherland, 25, of South Williamsport was accounted for in March. In February 1944, Litherland was co-piloting a B-17F Flying Fortress that was struck by anti-aircraft fire after a bombing raid on a German V-2 rocket site in Bois-Coquerel, France. Three airmen parachuted to safety but Litherland and six other crew members were still on board when the ...

3 killed, 4th wounded in shooting; two in custody

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two teenagers have been charged with firearms and related offenses following the slaying of three people and the wounding of a fourth person at a northeast Philadelphia home, authorities said. Lt. John Stanford told reporters that officers called to the residence in the Lawncrest neighborhood shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday found one person shot on the sidewalk, another on the porch and a third victim inside the home. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said another 16-year-old male victim arrived in a car at Jefferson Frankford Hospital. Stanford ...