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As crews remove contaminated soil and liquid from Ohio toxic train wreck site, concerns emerge about where it’s going

Nouran Salahieh and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN • February 27, 2023

CNN– After a brief pause, shipments of contaminated liquid and soil from the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, will resume Monday amid concerns – including from other states – about...

Texas and Michigan officials say they didn’t know water, soil from Ohio train wreck would be transported into their jurisdictions

Nicki Brown, Sara Smart and Ralph Ellis, CNN • February 25, 2023

(CNN) -- The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to stop its shipments of hazardous waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, so that it can...

Update: Victims of Akron plane crash identified

Allie Johnson • November 13, 2015

The Summit County Medical Examiner released the names of the seven passengers who died in Tuesday’s plane crash in Akron. The victims were: Gary Shapiro, 35, Thomas Virgin 31, Jared Weiner, 35, and...

News on the go: May 2, 2014

Emily Mills • May 1, 2014

Toronto mayor Rob Ford announced Wednesday he would take a leave of absence from his mayoral position and his re-election campaign. Ford left for an alcohol treatment program outside Toronto Thursday,...