Anthony Hennen

1 month ago | thenews-messenger.com | Anthony Hennen

The City of Fremont announced victims involved in the May 18 train collision incident on Wednesday. Safety Service Director Kenneth Frost released the following names:Intisar Mi, born May 5, 2020, of Fort Wayne, Indiana (deceased)Arti Kar, born March 1, 2024, Fort Wayne, Indiana (critical care, hospitalized)O Ny Zar, born June 13, 1990, Fort Wayne, Indiana (deceased)Ram Masan, born July 3, 1974, Fort Wayne, Indiana (deceased)The train collision happened around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 18.

1 month ago | thenews-messenger.com | Roger LaPointe |Anthony Hennen

On Monday afternoon, authorities announced that they recovered the body of a 5-year-old girl from the Sandusky River. Three people are now confirmed dead and a 14-month-old infant was rescued after a Norfolk Southern train struck pedestrians while crossing the Miles Newton Bridge in Fremont Sunday evening. Authorities confirmed a 58-year-old woman and a 38-year-old woman, believed to be mother and daughter, were killed.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Lauren Jessop |Victor Skinner |Anthony Hennen

The Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) board has postponed voting on a recent consolidation proposal, which had been criticized over a shortage of details provided to the community. “Without the information that the parents and community members have been begging for, then they actually could’ve left like thousands of students, or at least 1,200 students, stranded without a school to go to,” parent Valerie Webb-Allman told the local ABC affiliate.

Mar 24, 2025 | readlion.com | Jillian Schneider |Joe Mueller |Tom Joyce |Anthony Hennen

An Indiana teachers’ union and Democratic lawmakers are opposing a proposal to distribute education funding fairly between charter and government-run public schools. Indiana, like many other states, provides more funding for traditional public schools than charters. One report from the University of Arkansas found charters across 16 states received just 70% of what public schools were given on average. In Indiana, schools spend over $14,000 per pupil.

Jan 22, 2025 | alliednews.com | Anthony Hennen

HARRISBURG – A multi-year push to regulate and tax skill games in Pennsylvania got a jumpstart last week from its most vocal legislative proponent. Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, began circulating a cosponsorship memo for his $300 million plan to officially legalize the machines in private clubs and small businesses, like the American Legion, VFW and volunteer fire companies. The money, he said, can support another initiative he lobbied to get to the governor’s desk: the Clean Streams Fund.